Staff from the Iraqi Electricity Ministry on Sunday launched the process of preliminary operation of a new power station in Missan province. “The station’s capacity is 180 Mwatt,” a local media source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the station will improve power supply in the province, especially in the marshes. ( Aswat […]
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IMF deal sees smaller civil service
The main performance criteria is to hold constant recurrent expenditure in the 2011 and 2012 federal budgets, in nominal terms so that it falls to 57% (from 70%)of GDP by 2012.
Tags: IMF, World Bank
Shanghai Co. Startup Al Zubaydiah Thermal Power Station
Shanghai Company, began on Saturday, the implementation of the Al Zubaydiah thermal power station project north of Kut, at a cost of 924 million dollars. Director of Information in the province , Majid Al Atabi , said that the project is under the supervision of ten Chinese experts, accompanied by Director General of projects in […]
Tags: Public Works, Thermal Power
Germans start to restore Power Station
The German Siemens company has started to rehabilitate the electric power station in Tazt Al Ghazia. The head of distribution directorate, Yaljin Mahdi, said that the power station will decrease the overload on other electric power stations and increase stability. ( Al SumariaTV )
Tags: Power Station, Public Works
Electricity Substation Opened in Kirkuk
A new electricity substation has been opened on Monday in northern Kirkuk city. “The substation is French made, 33 x 11 KV, with a capacity of 31.5 Mwatt,” a provincial media source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the total cost of the project was ID4.450 billion. ( Aswat Al Iraq )
Tags: Kirkuk city, Public Works
Basrah Official: ‘We Won't Stand Still Over National Interventions’
Engineer Zeead Ali, electricity commission chairman in Basrah council, confirmed that the Provincial Council will not stand still regarding central intervention to assert national control and the deprivation of citizens from a fair share of electrical power. Zeead told Eye Media reporter "The council will take steps concerning workers of electricity departments who overburdened the […]
Tags: electrical power, Public Works
Iraq Signs Contract to Implement Water Strategy with Italian Companies
Minister of Water Resources, Abdulatief Jamal Rashied, signed on Thursday implementing strategic study of Iraq’s water and lands resources contract with Italian SGI and MED companies at a cost of $35.8 million
Project to Line Dyke in N Karbala
Local authorities in Karbala started on Wednesday a project to line a dyke north of the city at a cost of 4 billion Iraqi dinars, according to Karbala governor. “The authorities started today a project to line al-Wand dyke in al-Wand,” Engineer Amal al-Din al-Herr told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The project will be implemented […]
Tags: dyke, Public Works
Water Ministry Signs 63 Contracts
The Iraqi Water Resources Ministry signed 63 contracts within the first quarter of 2010. “The contracts total ID175.292 billion,” the Ministry said in a release on Wednesday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It explained that the funds come from the Ministry’s investment plan and the Iraqi government’s agricultural initiative. ( Aswat Al Iraq )
Tags: Public Works, Water Ministry
ID6b for Baghdad Water
Baghdad’s Mayoralty has allocated ID6 billion to repair drinking water systems in the Iraqi capital.“The amount is allocated in the 2010 investment plan,” the mayoralty said in a release on Wednesday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted that the mayoralty has a plan to renew every outdated drinking water system in Baghdad. ( […]
Tags: Public Works, Water
US Team Expects Electricity Increase
A US construction team expected Iraq electricity production to increase to 22000 megawatt by 2014. Iraq currently needs 9500 megawatt, the same source said adding that by 2016 Iraq would be able to export electricity. ( Al SumariaTV )
Tags: Electricity In Iraq, Public Works
$25 Million Dam in Diala
The Water Resources Ministry signed on Tuesday a contract to set up al-Wand dam in Diala at a cost of 30 billion Iraqi dinars, according to an official statement. “Minister of Water Resources, Abdullatief Jamal Rashied, signed a contract on Tuesday (April 27) to set up al-Wand dam in Diala,” said the statement received by […]