Director of electricity distribution in Maysan , Faleh Hadi Alwan, has said that the highest power load this summer, will be up to 500 megawatts, adding that the national network provides a good share of electricity to the province at the present time. Alwan said that misuse of the electricity network is one of the […]
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Ministry of Electricity to Cover Two Thirds of Iraq Electricity Needs by Summer
Iraq Ministry of Electricity said that it will cover two thirds of the country’s need of electricity during the upcoming summer after finishing the rehabilitation of Electricity power stations and to establish new units fast.
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Drainage System in Basra
Work has begun on a drainage system project in Basra’s al-Qibla area at a total cost of 21 billion Iraqi dinars.
Minister Opens Al-Rasheed, Al-Dibs Gas Stations
Kareem Waheed, minister of Electricity has inaugurated the reopening of Al-Rasheed, Al-Dibs gas stations which will supply about 65 mega watts of power to Kerkok province. A statement showed that these two stations were working in the 80's and had stopped. Today, their production is 31 mega watts. The project will be managed by an […]
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Baghdad Water Shortage ‘Solved in 20 Months’
The water shortage problem in Baghdad will be solved in 20 months, the Baghdad Mayor Sabir al-Issawi said on Monday. “Stage – 1 of the Rusafa giant water project that will be soon finished will produce around 910 thousand cubic meters of water per day,” al-Issawi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the […]
Italian Companies in Strategic Study of Water Resources
According to Eye media company, the Ministry of Water Resources announced that they will began negotiations with Italian companies on a strategic study of water and land in Iraq. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Water Resources, the ministry announced that it was preparing a strategic study for long-term water resources. This […]
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Basra Jail needs water
Basra Governor, Sheltagh Abboud al-Mayah, discussed on Monday with a delegation from the U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). “The meeting tackled ways of providing the Basra central jail with water until completion of the al-Bahadriya project,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The governor suggested fixing five U.S. generators in the former presidential palaces […]
Italians to Study Water / Land
Iraqi Water Resources Ministry has started negotiations with Italian firms to carry out a strategic study of Iraq’s water and land. “The study will be into Iraq’s future water policy,” the Ministry said is a release on Monday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It said that the study will consider different factors including environmental […]
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Kirkuk Emergency Meeting with US
The Kirkuk council has held an emergency meeting with the U.S. forces and the local reconstruction center to discuss joint projects, a local media source said on Sunday. “The meeting tackled joint projects that could be carried out by the U.S. forces and the Kirkuk Reconstruction Center to improve the city’s services …,” the source […]
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Electricity boost for Diwaniya
In cooperation with the local government, the U.S. reconstruction team has inaugurated an electricity transformer station that supplies power to 10 neighborhoods in Diwaniya. “The station will reduce the load currently placed on the stations of al-Jazaer and al-Malaab,” a media advisor in the team, Ahmed al-Quseer, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The cost of […]
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Electricity Ministry Produces Lighting Columns
The Iraqi Electricity Ministry has been able to produce lighting columns at competitive pricing. “The prices of produced columns are greatly reduced in comparison to those on the local market,” a media source from the Ministry told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the pillars were produced by the Ministry’s own efforts. ( Aswat […]
$25m for New Bridge in Mosul
Mosul's traffic jams are to be reduced with the construction of a new bridge in the city, costing a total of ID30 billion ($25m). Ninewa's Governor, Athele al-Nujaifi, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency that a specialised local firm will execute the project.
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