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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 […]
The Basra Provincial Council has allocated an additional ID300 billion [$250m] to rehabilitate the power network in Basra. “This is a temporary and quick solution for the power problem in Basra,” the council’s head told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Wednesday. He noted that agreements have been obtained to construct four new gas-driven power stations […]
(Source: IRNA) IRNA, the Iranian news agency, reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to supply electricity to northern Iraq. The managing director of Kurdistan's electricity department said the Iranian electricity distribution company will supply electricity to the Iraqi national grid at the border town of Bashmag, in northern Iraq. "According to an […]
As the new Iraqi parliament remained deadlocked on the formation of a new government, frustrated Iraqis took to the summer streets in protest at the government's failure to provide an adequate and reliable supply of electricity. With peak temperatures of nearly 50C (120F), and many Iraqis still getting less than six hours of electricity per […]
(Sources: Reuters, Financial Times) Reuters reports that Iraqi Oil Minister, Hussain al-Shahristani, has taken over the electricity portfolio after the electricity minister resigned over protests against power shortages in the sweltering heat of summer, the Oil Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Karim Waheed stepped down as electricity minister after demonstrations triggered by power cuts, claiming […]
(Sources: AFP, Associated Press) Iraqi Electricity Minister, Karim Wahid, offered to resign on Monday after a wave of bloody street protests demanding his dismissal over harsh power rationing in the scorching summer heat. Public anger with the work of the electricity ministry has boiled over in recent days as temperatures have hit highs of 54 […]
100 percent increases in electricity charges are being received by Iraqis in an attempt to reduce power cuts. Demand has risen since the 2003, but the national grid still only supplies a few hours of electricity a day. The Electricity Ministry announced that it would send invoices on June 1 for the previous two months […]
“The main issue to be addressed now is that of electricity supply. Another very important one is the development of the Iraqi infrastructure," said Majid al-Souri, an Iraqi economist.
