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Iran’s power development firm, Sunir [Sanir] is negotiating with the Iraqi side to expand the capacity of a plant it is constructing in Baghdad from 160 megawatts to 640 megawatts. Sunir, the power construction arm of Iran’s energy ministry, is the largest foreign contributor in Iraq’s rickety power infrastructure, according the the report from Azzaman. […]
By Tariq Abdell, Iraq’s political risk analyst, and Founder & CEO of Mesopotamia Insight. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In light of ongoing socio-political changes in MENA region, Iraq's massive protests, from Zakho to al-Faw, accentuate the political astuteness and […]
Two hydro-electric plants in Sulaimaniya province of Iraqi Kurdistan are being renovated at a cost of $40 million [48 billion Iraqi dinars], according to a report from AKnews. Sirwan Mohammed Mahmoud, the media and relations director at Sulaimaniya electricity office, told the agency that the budget to renovate Darbanikhan (pictured) and Dokan dams comes from […]
A spokesman for the ministry of electricity has reported that plans are being considered to move the national grid underground, in order to prevent citizens illegally taking power supplies directly from overhead distribution lines. Musab al-Mudarres told AKnews that the practice of taking electricity directly from local power lines is widespread across Iraqi, and the […]
Hundreds of Iraqis protested against the government on Monday in a “Day of Regret” on the anniversary of the election that resulted in a second term for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. And in a move that has drawn criticism from many quarters, the security forces have shut down the offices of two small parties that […]
Iraq is preparing to issue a tender for a $388.5 million power plant, according to a report from Bloomberg. Ali Al-Dabbagh, a spokesman for the government, said on Tuesday that the Council of Ministers approved the plan to issue a tender for the plant in the Nineveh province, north of Baghdad. The plant should be […]
Babil Investment Commission announced the intention to contract with the American company 'Fidelity International' to provide the province with 70 power generators on an investment basis. The Chairman of the Commission said that the provincial government had directed during the meeting with the energy committee and the investment commission to contract with the company to […]
Turkey’s Tekfen Insaat, a construction company active in 12 countries, aims to build a power plant in Iraq together with a French company as Iraq’s risk profile improves, chief executive Umit Ozdemir said, according to the Kipp Report. The company is looking into projects in the southern part of Iraq, ha told a conference in […]
Iraq's Electricity Ministry has announced that 11 international companies presented investment projects under the first licensing round to develop the electricity sector in the country. The Iraqi government set February 10th as the deadline for receiving offers under this first licensing round. Musab al-Mudarres, the spokesman of the Electricity ministry told AKnews that the award […]
The Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad (pictured) has said the Iranian-built Al Sadr power-plant in Iraq is an important project which is now ready to come on stream. IRINN quoted the minister as saying that the first unit of this 324 MW plant has been completed and is waiting for its fuel supply, and […]
On February 14, the National Iraqi News Agency reported that the import tariff increases originally scheduled to go into effect on March 6 are being suspended until further notice. (The story is at http://www.ninanews.com/english/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=FFHEEK.) This is not surprising. With protestors already in the streets in some places, now can hardly be the best time to […]
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said on Tuesday it had signed a contract with Hyundai, of South Korea, for the construction of four new power generating stations at the al-Quds [al-Qudus] Gas Plant. Musaab Mudarris, the spokesman for the ministry, said the construction of the four new stations with a capacity of 125 megawatts (MW) […]
