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By John Lee. Malaysia's Pestech International, through its joint venture with China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction Co Ltd (TEPC), has won a contract is for the completion of the Electricity Sector Reconstruction Project Phase (III), Lot 1-Construction, comprising of four 132-kilovolt Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substations in Baghdad. The contract value is […]
By John Lee. KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has laid the foundation stone at the first solar power plant in Erbil province. The 25-MW plant is being developed by a consortium consisting of Pluto Otto Cycle and Chinese companies Getting International Energy (which also has interests in neighbouring Jordan) and Shenglong Electric. The deal to […]
Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the oil and gas industries. In a meeting attended by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, held in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji and his Iraqi counterpart Hayan Abdel-Ghani signed the MoU to cooperate in the oil, gas, and petrochemical […]
From Middle East Monitor, under a Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced its plans to raise electricity production to 24,000 megawatts in May, an increase of 3,500 megawatts from the current production, local […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the renewal of two contracts between the Ministry of Electricity's General Company for the Transmission of Electricity for the Northern Region and energy suppiers: Qaiwan's contract to supply 400-800 megawatts of energy to be extended for one year; Kar Group's contract for the supply of 150-385 […]
In coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, the Kurdistan Region will construct three new strategic dams to capture one billion cubic meters of water. Within the framework of the Kurdistan Regional Government's strategic plan to fight drought, three dams named "Dalga", "Mandawa", and "Bakrman" will be constructed in the Erbil, Duhok and Raparin […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the recommendation to convert the Sadr power station from a simple cycle to a combined cycle operation. The conversion will be done by the American company Stellar Energy for a total cost of $877,200, an increase of 3.2 percent from the original estimate. Total capacity will […]
By John Lee. Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, held a meeting in Riyadh with Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Engineer Ziad Ali Fadel. During the meeting, they discussed the developments in the electrical interconnection project between the two countries. This project will contribute to supporting the reliability of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Electric Power Production has signed a contract with the Chinese company Shanghai Electric for the construction of a combined-cycle power plant for the Mansouriya gas power station. According to the Ministry of Electricity, the deal is part of the Sino-Iraqi framework agreement and will be implemented on a […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadel, held a meeting this week with the Saudi Export Development Authority (SEDA). Among the items discussed was the reconstruction of Baiji thermal and gas stations Nos. 1 and 2, and the possibility that these will be financed by the Saudi Export Fund. (Source: Ministry […]
By John Lee. The Karbala Oil Refinery, Iraq's first oil refinery to operate with modern technologies, has been opened by Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani. Built by Korean company Hyundai, the refinery has a capacity of 140,000 barrels per day and meets the latest environmental-friendly European standards. It includes a power plant with a capacity […]
By John Lee. Jordan's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, has reportedly confirmed that the Jordanian-Iraqi electrical interconnection project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. Jordan News quotes the minister as saying that all tenders for the project have been awarded by the Jordanian side, including the tender for […]
