為了盡快恢復因長期政局動蕩而引發的經濟衰退，伊拉克政府決定依靠引進先進工藝技術，如太陽能發電，來解決經濟危機。由于伊拉克的公共電網設施簡陋，因此離網太陽能發電技術對整個城市來說尤為重要。為此，伊拉克電力部主任及五名工程師日前前往位于德國Memmingen的Phaesun GmbH公司，接受“特訓”。

此次“特訓”為來訪者提供了一個全方位的系統認識，內容包括如何維護及安裝光伏發電設施。伊拉克電力部主任Ibrahim Alalkawy表示，“我們此行的目的在于如何為我們的城市提供電力保證。在Memmingen，我們獲得了很多具有建設性的建議，尤其是這里的發電廠，對于鄉間供電及太陽能照明起了很大的幫助作用。”
 
2008年受伊拉克政府委托，Phaesun已完成了6000盞太陽能街燈的建設。最新的太陽能街燈可耐高溫，即使光線不夠充足，也能達到理想的照明效果。因此，伊拉克政府計劃今年與Phaesun公司續單。

Iraqi Government imports Solar Know-How from Memmingen
 
On 1 February a delegation of the Iraqui Government consisting of six persons came to a training session lasting several days at Phaesun, a specialist for grid-independent photovoltaics, headquartered in Memmingen, Germany. The engineers are collecting technical know-how at Phaesun. What was their aim? To increasingly provide Iraq with solar electricity.
 
Memmingen, 6 February 2009. Technical competence is only present in modest amounts in countries such as Iraq, which are striving for economic recovery after a longer crisis. Therefore, these regions are dependent on importing such knowledge, as, for example, from the sector of solar technology. Since the Iraqi public electricity grid is in a dismal condition, off-grid solar technology is especially interesting for this country. It is exactly in this area that the General Director and five engineers of the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MoE) are currently being educated with a tailor-made training programme at Phaesun GmbH in Memmingen.
 
They are learning how one maintains and installs photovoltaic plants. Furthermore, they are receiving a comprehensive view into new possibilities of using solar technology. “It is our mission to provide Iraq with electricity nation-wide. In Memmingen we have already received valuable suggestions about how we can reach this goal. In particular, the workshops have been very helpful regarding rural electrification and solar lighting”, reports the General Director Ibrahim Alalkawy. “Because we have had such consistently positive experience at Phaesun, we will continue to work with them as a partner in the future”.
 
In 2008 Phaesun delivered components for 6,000 solar-driven street lamps by order of the Iraqi ministry. The newly composed lighting system tolerates high temperature fluctuations and delivers ideal results even with low solar irradiation. Once again, the ministry plans to order several thousand street lamps from Phaesun this year.