By John Lee. Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) has included four subway and metropolitan rail projects in its list of major strategic projects to be presented during the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction, to be held in Kuwait from 12th to 14th February: 1. Baghdad Metro The project consist of two lines with total […]
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Alstom to Develop Rail Projects in Baghdad, Basra
French company Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra. The MoU was signed during the Franco-Iraqi government authorities meeting, in the presence of Dr.Sami Al Araji, Head of National Investment Commission (NIC) of Iraq and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French Secretary of State. […]
Alstom Wins €225m Equipment Deal in Anbar
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth approximately €225 million to provide power generation equipment for the Al-Anbar gas-fired combined-cycle power plant being built in the Anbar province in Iraq. A consortium of Metka SA and Metka Overseas Ltd is building the power plant for the Ministry of Electricity of Iraq. The 1,642 MW power […]
Alstom Wins €400m Zubair Contract
Alstom has secured a contract with Eni Iraq B.V. to build the 740 MW Zubair gas-fired power plant near Basra. The contract is valued at close to €400 million. For this turnkey project, Alstom will be responsible for engineering, building and commissioning the plant as well as supplying key equipment – most notably four highly […]
IBBC Addresses French Businesses
More than 30 senior representatives of some of France’s biggest businesses were in Paris on Fridayto hear the Executive Chairman of the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) talk about the organisation’s work and ambitions for the future. Baroness Nicholson was joined by the Council’s COO, Christophe Michels, at the event which was held in the […]
Alstom Starts Work on $450m Power Plant
By John Lee. Azzaman reports that French company Alstom has started work on a new power plant in Diyala. The 730 megawatts plant will be one of he largest in the country, and is being built at a cost of $450 million. Electricity Minister Abdulkarim Aftan, accompanied by representatives from Alston, laid the foundation stone […]
Alstom Signs $1.5bn Monorail Contract
By John Lee. French firm Alstom has reportedly signed a $1.5-billion deal with the Iraqi authorities the for the design and construction of a monorail system in Baghdad. Azzaman reports that the contract was signed by Baghdad Governor Salah Abdulrazzaq and Alstom representatives in the Iraqi capital. “The aim of the project is to ease […]
Alstom Grid wins $42m Kurdistan Electrical Contracts
By John Lee. Alstom Grid has announced that it has won contracts worth €34 million ($42 million) from KAR Construction & Engineering Company to engineer and supply substations for the electrical grid. The company will supply four 132/33/11 kV Air-insulated Switchgear (AIS) substations and one 132/33/11 kV Gas-insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation for the Kurdistan Regional […]
Iraq to Buy New Trains
Iraq has reportedly asked several international companies to submit bids for the supply of 10 passenger trains. Bloomberg reports that France’s Alstom, and China’s Datong Electric Locomotive Company have been invited to submit bids, as have manufacturers in Turkey, Iran and Croatia. Jawad al-Kharsan, a spokesman for the national railway company, said the winning company […]
Alstom Signs 50m Euro Iraq Power Contract
French engineering group Alstom signed a 50 million euros contract to rehabilitate a gas-fired power station in Iraq, reports Reuters. Alstom will work on two units of the Khor Al Zubair station in the southern city of Basra, adding 60 MW to the power supply. The first unit will be reconnected later this year and […]
Alstom Signs €400m Power Contract in Iraq
Patrick Kron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alstom, and the Iraqi Vice Minister of Electricity, His Excellency Salam Kazzaz, signed on 11 December, in the presence of His Excellency Karim Aftan El Jumaily, Minister of Electricity, a contract worth approximately €400 million to build the 728 MW Al Mansuriya gas-fired power plant in the […]
Iraq Approves $540m Electricity Deal with Alstom
AFP reports that the Iraqi cabinet has approved a $540 million contract for French firm Alstom to build a 182.4 megawatt gas power plant in central Iraq. Ggovernment spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement that the plant, which should be up and running 18 months after the signature of the contract, is to be […]