Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.
According to a report from Bloomberg, the $130 million [150 billion Iraqi dinar] contract to build a 500-megawatt power station in central Iraq has been won by the Baghdad Company for Gas Turbines Ltd. The privately owned company was founded in 1993, and re-registered in 2003. The company is scheduled to build the natural-gas fired […]
The Iraqi government energy committee decided to cancel plans for the construction of four power plants to boost power-generation capacity by 2,750 megawatts, according to Bloomberg. The bids were for a 1,250-megawatt plant near Basra, and three 500-megawatt plants in the cities of Samawa, Diwaniya and Amara. “These proved to be non-profitable for the Electricity […]
The Iraqi government has approved only $927 million [1.1 billion Iraqi dinars] in the 2011 budget to tackle the electricity shortage in the country. In February, the Ministry of Electricity had demanded $6 billion (6.99 trillion Dinars) to resolve the energy crisis. On top of that an investment of between $3 billion and $4 billion […]
The Iraqi government says it will dig 1000 wells every year to address the drought that has depleted much of Iraq’s water resources. Director of planning at the Ministry of Water, Ali Hashim, said it has completed 500 wells throughout the Iraqi provinces. "The ministry intends to make more effort to exploit groundwater for human […]
The head of the Wassit Investment Commission today laid the cornerstone for a $24m [29 billion Iraqi dinar] iron and steel factory. This is the first factory to be established in the province in the last 40 years, the province's media director stated. Majid al-Attabi told Aswat al-Iraq that the factory will be established in […]
The Telegraph reports that nine palaces inside a lakeside complex featuring moulded ceilings, a Saddam Hussein mural and a former prison cell are among the properties to be vacated by US troops at the end of this year. The US military has been headquartered in the complex near Baghdad International Airport since it reached Baghdad […]
A conference against child labor began in Dohuk on Sunday. According to the report from Aknews, the event is hosted by an organization called Nubahar, an NGO that fights child labor. “The findings of the conference will be sent to related committees in the Kurdish parliament and to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs”, […]
Gas Filling Company announces a new tender for supplying a body plate for L.P.G Cylinder. Manufacturer companies & their approved agents companies only who are interested in participating in this tender can refer to Gas Filling Company in Baghdad-Taji to purchase a copy of the tender document after announcement in the official newspapers against (250 […]
Iraq is open for business, and American companies should make an effort to invest there, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) has said, according to a report from CNN. The Secretary was addressing the Business Forum Promoting Commercial Opportunities in Iraq, which included executives from companies as far-ranging as Occidental Petroleum, JP Morgan Chase, General […]
Construction has commenced on the 12-storey, $100m [120 billion Iraqi dinar] Al Rawdatain five-storey hotel in Karbala in Iraq, reports Range Hospitality CEO Munaf Ali. “The water table in Karbala is very high, which means you dig about 1m down and you hit water, so it is a long and lengthy dewatering process. "Currently there […]
The discovery of two fake contracts in which officials from Baghdad municipality were involved has shed new light on the extent of corruption in the country, according to a report from Azzaman. The municipality claims that two of its senior officials were involving in doctoring two $164 million contracts for the construction of sports stadiums […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Falah Mustafa Bakir, welcomed members from the British All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Kurdistan Region. The visit to the Department of Foreign Relations was part of a larger trip to the Kurdistan Region by the Parliamentary Group to meet political leaders and […]
