China, Iraq establish joint research lab to ensure energy stability

Despite having the world's fourth-largest oil reserves and abundant solar energy resources, Iraq struggles with frequent power cuts. A new partnership between China and Iraq, however, is hoping to address the problem.

Wuhan University in Hubei provincial capital Wuhan and the University of Baghdad in Iraq have joined hands to tap the potential of solar power and smart technology in tackling the Middle East state's electricity crisis.

The two education institutions will establish a joint laboratory for smart microgrids and energy storage.