“The minister of water resources, Dr. Abdullateef Jamal Rasheed has inaugurated the first stage of a project to line the al-Husseiniya River,” Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The cost of the first stage, which was completed within three months, is 850 million Iraqi dinars (ID), the governor noted. The estimated total […]
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Baghdad Supplies Ministry of Water Resources with 17 Power-generating
The Baghdad governorate has supplied the Ministry of Water Resources, with electric power generators of different capacities. A press statement issued by the Information Office of the Governor of Baghdad says that the governorate provided the Directorate of Mesopotamia with nine power generators, (capacity 1000 kva) each, and another to the pumping station at Basmaja […]
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Amara Dam Finished
The Iraqi Water Resources Ministry has completed the Amara dam project in Missan province. “The project is important because it controls and distributes the Tigris River water throughout the province,” the Ministry said in a release on Thursday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. (Aswat Al Iraq)
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French Ambassador Reveals His Country's Plans to Fund Service Projects in Iraq
French ambassador in Baghdad, Boris Bwalun, revealed on Monday his country's plans to finance projects in sectors of energy, water, agriculture and transport; to facilitate the establishment of infrastructure in Iraq. The ambassador said in a press conference in Baghdad said that "the French Development Agency signed in November 2009 an official agreement for her […]
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Prime Minister Inaugurates Projects for Water Desalination in Faw
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki opened a project for water desalination in Faw, south of Basra, during his recent visit to the governorate. Energy project is estimated at 800 cubic meters per hour, according to the governor of Basra Chiltag Abboud Mayah. He said that the project was funded by the Ministry of Municipalities and Public […]
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6 Service Projects in Karbala
Six service projects with a total cost of 2.548 billion Iraqi dinars (roughly $2 million) were approved for implementation, according to a local official on Sunday. “The projects will be hopefully finalized by local firms in six months’ time,” Abbas Nasser Hassani, the Karbala Provincial Council’s Reconstruction & Strategic Planning Committee Chairman, told Aswat al-Iraq […]
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Solar-powered Drinking Water Stations for Wassit
Twenty-four solar-powered potable water stations will be built in a number of villages in Wassit, “The stations, with a capacity of 1-5 cubic meters per hour, will be established in 14 districts and towns,” Majed al-Atabi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He added that the stations will save a lot of electricity, as they rely […]
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Power Pylons to Up Capacity to 363 MW
An agreement has been reached on Friday with a Turkish exporter of ready-to-use power pylons to increase capacity from 240 to 363 megawatt (MW) in Basra, according to the provincial council’s electricity committee chairman. “The capacity of one pylon, due to arrive in the port of Umm Qasr soon, will be upped from 105 to […]
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$300m to Improve Water Supply in Baghdad
The Baghdad municipality has allocated 353 billion Iraqi dinars (about $300 million) to improve and extend drinking water networks in the capital. A total of ID226 billion ($190m) has been earmarked to establish a water purification center at the Rasafa Water Project, according to a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. (Aswat Al Iraq)
International Participation in Irrigation Projects
An Italian delegation met with Iraqi ministers to discuss cooperation on development projects, including irrigation. The subject of irrigation was also the focus of a meeting with Czech officials during the week. No specific deals were announced.
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Five-year Development Plan Completed
The Iraqi Ministry of Planning has finalised its development plan for the years 2010-2014, focusing on the oil and electricity sectors as a first priority, but extending as far as agricultural and rural development. The program includes more than 2,700 projects worth nearly $186bn. (Sources: Aswat Al Iraq, Iraq Directory)
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Cabinet Approves Law to Maintain Irrigation Networks
The Iraqi Council of Ministers has approved an amendment to the law no. 12 of 1995 related to the maintenance of irrigation networks. “The decision comes to show the government’s determination to preserve irrigation networks,” Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, the official spokesperson for the Iraqi government, said in a release on Monday. He said that the […]