Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities in Iraq’s public works.
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 […]
The Iraqi Council of Ministers agreed to pay the cost of purchasing 10 electricity transformers for Basra province. “Each transformer is 400 KVA,” Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh said in a release on Sunday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He explained that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki promised to pay for the transformers during his visit […]
Iraq has asked Iran to continue supplying it with electricity in the future, according to an official statement reported by Azzaman. Electricity Minster Kareem Wahid held talks with the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad in the hope that Iran would agree to renew a contract regulating the purchase by Iraq of 350 megawatts from neighboring Iran, […]
The Wassit council has allocated 216 donums to set up a gas power station, chairman of the Wassit council said on Tuesday. “The council decided during its session on Tuesday (April 20) to allocate 216 donums to implement a gas power station project as it represents one of the strategic projects, which is included within […]
The municipal council of the southern Iraqi province of Basra has approved 25 power projects worth $32 million.
Two sanitary sewage projects were finalized in the district of al-Hindiya, eastern Karbala, at a total cost of nearly two billion Iraqi dinars (roughly $1.6 million), a local service official said on Sunday. “Two local firms finalized two projects for sewerage in al-Hindiya, (20 km) northern Karbala, at a cost of 1.994 billion Iraqi dinars,” […]
The Governor of Karbala, Amal Al Din Al Her, on Sunday, opened a creek lining project west of the city to reduce waste of water at a cost of one billion, 600 million dinars. The Al Rashdia river lining project which lies in Al Hurr district , (5 km west Karbala) was opened after about […]
Water Resources Minister Abdullatief Jamal Rashied headed for Jordan leading an Iraqi delegation to attend a meeting with Italian companies on the strategic study of water resources, a ministry’s statement said on Wednesday. “The long-term strategic study is considered as the future policy for water resources in Iraq,” the minister said in a statement received […]
Finance Minister Baqer al-Zubaidi discussed on Tuesday with Electricity Minister Karim Wahid the important projects, which will be implemented by the electricity ministry in Iraq, according to a ministerial statement. “The meeting was attended by representatives of finance, planning and electricity ministries,” said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The projects will include […]
The deputy head of the Basra council, Ahmed al-Sulaity, met with the Iranian consul to discuss plans for future cooperation in the areas of power and water, according to an official statement. “Throughout the meeting views have been exchanged concerning cooperation between Basra province and the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to achieve the […]
The Basra investment commission said it received on Monday a delegation from a Turkish company, ranked 150 among construction companies worldwide, to discuss a housing project in the province, according to a commission statement.
A team of World Bank specialists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region launched an intensive multi-sector capacity building program for Iraqi public sector officials to enhance their knowledge and skills for more effective implementation of development projects.
