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By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As the hot weather sets in, promises to provide round-the-clock electricity are making headlines in Iraqi news programs and newspapers. This comes after the hardships Iraqis have undergone in recent years […]
Siemens Turkey and Japan’s Toyota Tsusho are to build 24 electricity distribution centres in Iraq, in a deal worth $81 million. Hurriyet Daily News reported that the two companies signed a deal to join forces in the transformer station project, which have a total capacity of 31.5 megawatts. Siemens will manufacture the products in both […]
By John Lee. The Basra Gas Company (BGC) -- a joint venture between the state-run South Gas Company (SGC), Shell and Mitsubishi -- is processing around 400 million cubic feet per day (mcfd) of gas, and is on track to treat 2 billion cubic feet per day by 2017. SGC general director, Ali Khudhier, told […]
Iraq has plans to generate 400MW of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2016, according to a report from MEED. Speaking at MEED’s Iraq Energy Projects Conference in Dubai, Rafah Mohammed, from the energy production office at the Ministry of Electricity, said this would be about 2 per cent of the country’s total power […]
By John Lee. Iraq's deputy prime minister for energy affairs, Hussein al-Shahristani, has opened a new gas-powered electricity plant in southern Baghdad. The plant has four 125-megawatt generators and cost $219 million to build, he said. Iraq Business News understands that the plant was constructed by the Korean company Hyundai. (Source: Al-Shorfa)
By John Lee. As part of its effort to improve the national grid, Iraq has rehabilitated an old power plant in Nassiriyah. Built in the 1970s, the plant is one of the largest in Iraq, but was in need of modernisation. Electricity Ministry spokesperson Musaib al-Mudaris said it took Iraqi technicians three months to repair, […]
By John Lee. A project to generate electricity from solar energy and wind in 15 remote Iraqi cities is now under way, according to a report from Al-Shorfa. Ministry of Electricity spokesman Musaab al-Mudarres told the news agency: "Iraqi companies have already started building integrated complexes for solar cells and towers to generate electricity from […]
By John Lee. AIN reports that Iraq has approved the construction of a new power station in Maysan province. The head of the Provincial Council, Abdul Hussein Abdul Reda, said that the country’s Ministry of Planning had approved a scheme to build a station of between 200 and 250 Megawatts. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil and […]
By John Lee. Electricity minister Kareem al-Jumaily has announced that Iraq will achieve electricity self-sufficiency by the end of this year, "except the problem of transporting the power from the stations to the cities". In an interview with Arabia TV station, he said Iraqi power production will jump to 13,000 MW before the coming summer. […]
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 […]
