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The Wassit [Wasit] council signed a contract on Tuesday for the building of residential units and an 80 MW power station, according to the council’s vice president. “The council signed a contract at the Kut Investment Commission with the Turbat al-Rafideen company to set up a power station with a production capacity of 80 MW, […]
The Iraqi Industry Ministry has ordered its factories to work on generating electricity required for production, to minimize the load on the national electricity network. The ministry noted that power shortage is causing losses to its factories. “The ministry has issued contracts to purchase large generators for this purpose,” the ministry said in a press […]
The government has given the green light to Iraqi provincial authorities to invest in power plants. The move comes amid reports that the central government has almost given up hope of revamping the national grid on its own. The move is also part of the government’s new policy to grant provincial authorities and private entrepreneurs […]
The Iraqi Electricity Ministry is seeking to increase electricity production to 10,000 MW during the next 3 years," the Director of the Planning & Studies Department at the Electricity Ministry said on Monday. "The Ministry has developed a plan parallel to the Investment Plan and presented it to investors in the electricity sector to implement […]
"The queues at gas stations in Baghdad were the result of the shortage of electricity and the high temperatures," the spokesman of the Iraqi Oil ministry said today. "The high temperatures prompted citizens to store petrol for their home generators," Assim Jihad said. "The Ministry is regularly providing the stations with fuel and gasoline," he […]
Dinar Trade reports that The Minister of Electricity and agency, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, has announced the building of eight new power stations, with a total capacity of 5,000 MW. Readers of IBN will remember that Dr Shahristani, who is also the Minister for Oil, took over responsibility for the electricity brief following the riots last […]
A delegation from Bahraini investment companies met with the chairman of Basra Council on Thursday to discuss investment in the energy sector in the southern city, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. “Chairman of the Basra council Jabar Amin Jaber received on Thursday a delegation representing Bahraini investment companies in the energy sector,” said […]
The Spokesman of Kurdistan Electricity Ministry declared that the completion of Dohuk's power generating station will cover the power requirements of Kurdistan. Dohuk's 500 megawatt power generating station is comprised of four units, each producing 125 megawatts, Diyar Baban told AKnews on Thursday One of the units is expected to be ready by the end […]
A consortium of Turkish firms is negotiating with the authorities in the southern Iraqi Province of Missan for the construction of a 500-megawatt power plant, according to a report from Azzaman News Agency. Governor Mohammed al-Sudani said the talks were in an advanced stage and that representatives from the Turkish consortium were currently discussing the […]
Within five years, Iraq will turn from an importer of petroleum products into the world’s largest exporter, according to the Oil Ministry’s new investment map, unveiled in Nassiriyah this week. To achieve this, Iraq has opened the door wide for international companies to build four new refineries and refurbish existing ones in order to boost […]
An advisor to the governor of Diyala revealed on Thursday that the sum of $300 million was “squandered” in payments to Iran for the supply of electricity. “Iran’s Karmanshah line that supplies Diyala with electric power since 2004 caused the waste of $300 million paid to the Iranians, despite beign a mediocre service that provides […]
A major campaign kicked off in Basra on Sunday to clamp down on the theft of electricity from the grid. Basra police chief Maj. Gen. Adel Dahham, speaking in a statement to "Eye Media" on the role of security services, said "military and police forces worked with the electricity departments in a campaign to stop […]
