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Levels of violence fell in Iraq last week, but the overall number of attacks was still above average. At least 69 people were killed and 179 injured in nationwide incidents. A total of 48 bombings left 42 people dead and over 160 injured. A rise in small arms attacks left 27 people dead and 11 […]
On Tuesday, Iraq's Cabinet approved an $843 million service contract granted to Weatherford International to install six power stations at the Zubair oil field. Government spokesman and Minister of State Ali Al-Dabbagh told Bloomberg the plants will take 18 months to install. Italian company Eni controls almost 33 percent of the Zubair project, with Iraq’s […]
Greek power plant builder Metka SA, and Turkey’s Gama Holding AS, are reportedly the remaining two companies on the shortlist to build a new power station in Iraq, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing Naftemporiki. The 500 MW plant has an estimated budget of $400 million. In recent weeks both of these companies, along with […]
Iraq's electricity problem could be solved by the end of the 2013, according to Iraq's deputy prime-minister with responsibility for energy. Husain al-Shahristani (pictured) told local reporters, “this year power output will reach 9,000 megawatts and skyrocket to 20,000 megawatts in 2013”. AKnews reports that he made the remarks as he inaugurated a new 400MW […]
The director of Karbala Investment Commission, Taef Abdul Hussein, has announced that an Iranian company will shortly build a waste recycling plant 10 km south of Karbala city. According to the report from Aswat al-iraq, the $48 million plant will process glass, wood and fertilizers, and will produce electricity. As a result of religious tourism, the city […]
Aswat al-Iraq has reported that a new Iranian electricity supply line has started operations, carrying 100 MW of electricity from Iran. The new line is aimed at meeting the 550 MW of power required by Wasit province. The province currently only receives less than 150 MW from Iraq’s national grid, and consequently suffers from regular […]
The Iraqi government has decided to increase the fund for importing electricity to $1.7 billion, according to a report from AKnews. Government spokesperson Ali al-Dabbagh (pictured) said the increase was made following a request from the Ministry of Electricity. (Source: AKnews)
KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani announced a strategic, tripartite energy agreement yesterday between companies from the Czech Republic, Turkey and the Kurdistan Region to build a new power plant. The agreement brings together the Czech Export Bank, Czech company PSG International, Turkey’s Renaissance Construction and KAR Group, the Kurdistan Region’s largest company, to build and […]
A new electricity line from Turkey to Mosul was inaugurated on Saturday, according to a report from AIN. The Head of the Energy and Services Department at Mosul Provincial Council, Zuhair al-Jobbery, told the agency that the cable will initially transfer 50 MW of power. After four days of test operations, the line will eventually […]
The province of Diwaniya is reportedly supplying the owners of private electric generators with free fuel for three months, in order to provide services during summer season. AIN reports that the fuel will be distributed according to the capacity of the generator, and supplies will be adjusted as required. Summer is a particularly difficult time […]
Jawad al-Bazouni, an MP for the National Alliance, has told Aswat al-Iraq that four power generators were found forgotten in storage at the Khor al Zubair port. After receiving information about them, Bazouni found them during a tour of the port. Following inspection, it was found that three of the generators entered Iraq in 2005 but […]
Iraq’s future is a 168 megawatt brighter today as the Ministry of Electricity and the Emirati firm Uruk Engineering & Contracting announced that the Taji Power Plant Project is now online and operational. The Ministry of Electricity had launched a “fast track” program for its power generation projects following the announcement; and the Taji development […]
