MAN Energy Solutions has successfully commissioned six MAN 18V32/40 engines in a cement factory in Samawa, Iraq, and delivered five more engines of the same type to a freshwater-treatment plant in Basra. “The country’s infrastructure has suffered greatly from armed conflict in the past and the re-electrification of Iraq is pivotal for further growth and […]
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Negotiations Ongoing for Samawah Clinker Plant
By John Lee. Pakista-based Lucky Cement has said it is currently in negotiation with its suppliers to finalize plant and machinery at its greenfield clinker production facility in Samawah. In its Annual Financial Report, the company said it plans to achieve financial close and commercial production is third quarter of calendar year 2018 and last […]
Lucky Cement to Invest $109m in Samawah
By John Lee. Pakistan’s Lucky Cement has announced a plan to build a greenfield clinker production facility in Samawah. The plant will have a capacity of 1.2 million tons per annum, and will be set up as a joint venture project with the company’s existing local partner. The company already has a cement grinding unit […]
MAN supplies Engines to Iraq
Germany’s MAN Diesel & Turbo has delivered six MAN 18V32/40 engines, including gensets and mechanical equipment, to its customer CGGC-UN Power Co Ltd. (China Gezhouba Group Cooperation) in Samawah, Iraq. CGGC is taking on the role of EPC contractor (engineering, procurement, construction) in the building of a 50 MW captive power plant for a cement […]
Tags: cement, CGGC-UN Power Co Ltd. (China Gezhouba Group Cooperation), China, DJ, electricty, featured, germany, Kairat Al Abar Iraqi co. (KAAI), MAN, MAN Turbo, Samawa, Samawa power plant, Samawah, Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction Co Ltd
GE wins $1.4bn Iraq Power Generation Orders
GE has announced that it has secured more than $1.4 billion in orders from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to set up power plants as well as provide technology upgrades and maintenance services. The company signed agreements that will add over two gigawatts (GW) of power and secure the delivery of ~1.75 GW of existing power […]
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Iraq Invites Investment in new Refineries, Storage Tanks
By John Lee. Iraq’s new oil minister, Jabbar al-Luaibi, has invited international oil companies to invest in four new oil refineries across the country: Kirkuk: 150,000 bpd; Kut: 100,000 bpd; Samawa: 70,000 bpd; and, Basra: 100-150,000 bpd. Contracts will be considered on both BOT (Build–Operate–Transfer) and BOO (Build–Own–Operate) bases. The Minister made the announcement during […]
Tags: Basra Refinery, featured, Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC), Kirkuk, Kut, Refineries, Samawa, Samawah, tenders
Japan Lends Funding for Water Treatment
By Simon Kent. Japan will extend a loan worth “billions” of Yen to construct a water treatment facility in Samawah, southern Iraq. According to the Japan Today, the southern city of 300,000 people currently lacks adequate treatment facilities. Between 2003-04 a contingent of Japanese troops were stationed in the city, and the new loan represents […]
Hill International Wins Samawah Stadium Contract
By John Lee. Hill International has announced that it has received a contract from the Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports to provide design, review, and construction management services in connection with the Al Samawah Olympic Stadium in Samawah, Iraq. The 28-month contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately IQD 2.6 billion ($2.2 […]
Attacking the Oil Sector
Radical Islamists may be attacking the Iraqi energy sector in an attempt to push up the already high price of oil. The past week saw attacks on three oil tankers and a refinery in the central provinces. Militants attacked Iraq’s largest refinery, located in Bayji in Salah ad-Din province on 26 February. Gunmen entered the […]
Tags: AKE, al-Qaeda, Arbil, Baghdad, Bayji, energy, Oil, Salah ad Din, Samawah, Security, Tanker, terrorism
Weekly Security Update for 16th February 2011
Overview Levels of violence have been rising in Iraq over the past four weeks. The increase has been gradual, but consistent and last week saw more than 40 attacks reported countrywide for the first time since mid-December. Recent days have seen a particularly concerning rise in militant activity and social tensions in the northern city […]
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