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By John Lee. South Korea's LS Industrial Systems has won a $67-million deal to build power distribution control centres for the Iraqi government. Under the deal with the Ministry of Electricity, the company will build seven distribution control centers across the country by early 2015. According to the report from Electric Light and Power, the centres […]
By John Lee. A spokesman for Iran's Oil Ministry has confirmed that Iran is planning to build a pipeline to carry natural gas to Iraq and Syria. Alireza Nikzad Rahbar told Iran's PressTV on Wednesday: "Based on agreements already reached, a 56-inch pipeline is to be laid out from Assaluyeh [near South Pars Gas Field in […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister for Electricity has signed a $74-million contract with France’s Schneider Electric to install 20 electricity substations in four southern provinces. Ministry’s spokesperson Musaab al-Mudares said: “There will be seven substations in Basra, six in Thi-Qar, four in Missan and three in Muthanna. “The new stations will contribute in stabilizing the […]
By John Lee. A member of Iraq's Oil and Energy parliamentary committee has said that the Ministry of Electricity has taken over the task of inspecting the fuel used in electricity stations from the Ministry of Oil's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO). Suzan al-Saad told AIN that there have been problems with the quality of […]
Elsewedy Electric (SWDY), the leading wire cable and integrated energy solution provider in the Middle East and Africa, through one of its subsidiaries, announces the signing of a US$ 169 Million contract in Iraq with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity to build and operate a new power plant in Diwaniya, with four 125 MW General […]
By John Lee. The Croatian civil engineering company Ingra has signed a $1.5-million hydro-electric deal in Iraq. Under the six-month contract the company will upgrade five 80MW generators at the Dokan hydro-electric power plant in Iraqi Kurdistan. Ingra said it expects to sign several more deals for works on other hydro power plants in Iraq, where […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has announced that a contract was signed with the Japanese Mitsubishi Corporation to supply Iraq with 400 KV transformers. The contract, to be delivered within 18 months, is valued at $38 million. (Sources: NMC, Aswat al-Iraq, AIN)
By John Lee. South Korea's STX Heavy Industries has said it has won a $150-million order to construct and operate a power plant in Amara, in Missan province. Under the turnkey contract signed with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity, STX will take responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the plant for a year after its […]
By John Lee. Syscom 18, the Romanian company specialising in industrial automation and measuring systems, has won a contract worth three million euros in Iraq. The project involves the "design, construction, installation, electrical and automation side and starting operations of 40 fiscal metering systems", to be integrated into two power plants; project completion is scheduled […]
By John Lee. Work at Iraq's largest power plan at Zubaidiyat [Zubaidiya] is reported to be progressing, with the first two units of 330 megawatts each scheduled for completion in early 2013. New units of 330 MW each will then be commissioned every four months until the plant reaches its planned total capacity of 2540 […]
By Abdul-Khaleq Dosky. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. or years the village of Bava has gone without electricity. But now a local handicapped man has built a water generator in a nearby river and […]
By John Lee. A spokesperson for Iraq's Electricity Ministry, Musaib al-Mudarisi, says the newly constructed power plant in Babel is now fully operational, adding 250 megawatts of power to the national grid. The plant comprises two generating units, each with 125 megawatts, and has already been linked to the national grid. The plant was inaugurated by […]
