Reuters reports that Iraq has signed a $235-million electricity deal with a subsidiary of Turkey's Enka Insaat to install a 500-megawatt power plant in the Al-Najibiya district of Basra. The company will install four General Electric (GE) gas units, each with a capacity of 125 megawatts, within the next 16 months, said electricity minister Karim Aftan. […]
GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of GE (NYSE: GE), showcased its range of advanced healthcare technologies that will enable Iraq to develop a modern healthcare infrastructure, at the 38th Baghdad International Trade Fair held recently. GE Healthcare participated in the exhibition themed ‘Construction New Investment in the New Iraq’ as part of the USA Pavilion. […]
GE marked the opening of its dedicated office in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with the first GE Day. The event underlined the company’s focus on strengthening public private partnerships, highlighted by the recent multi-million dollar, multi-year agreement with Mass Global Investment Company to support power distribution in Northern Iraq. GE […]
12-Year Parts and Repair Exclusive Contract to Ensure Long-Term Reliability and Overall Performance of 18 GE Gas Turbines at Arbil, Sulaimaniyah and Dohuk Power Plants in Kurdistan Region. Reinforcing its commitment to support Iraq's expanding energy infrastructure, GE has signed a multi-million dollar, multi-year agreement with Mass Global Investment Company, an independent power producer in […]
A technical committee at the Iraqi Electricity Ministry is studying the offers by international companies to set up power grids in seven Iraqi provinces, according to AKnews. A Ministry spokesman, Musab al-Mudarres, told the agency that the Ministry has began studying eight offers from international companies which hope to establish power grids in Babel, Kirkuk, Nineveh, […]
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GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it will provide gas turbine technology to Mass Global Investment Company, an independent power producer, to help meet northern Iraq’s growing demand for electricity. Under the agreement, GE will supply three Frame 9E gas turbines and generators for the 375-megawatt expansion of the Arbil Power Plant, located in Iraq’s […]
Local government in Basra province announced that a new gas-powered electricity station with a capacity of 500 MW will soon be built in Najibia region in the north of the province. Technical deputy Munthir Niema told NMC that the cost of the station will depend on petro-dollar balance, and its output will be used for […]
Iraq will soon ask for bids on projects to install and run 22 gas turbines that could boost its power generating capacity by 30 percent in the next few years, an official from the Ministry of Electricity said on Tuesday. Reuters reports that the ministry plans to ask companies to build plants in four provinces, […]
GE (NYSE: GE) has signed a contract with Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to supply an advanced fuel oil treatment technology, FuelSolv, to help enhance the reliability and productivity of the Al-Quds power plant on the outskirts of Baghdad. “The Al-Quds power station provides much-needed electricity for Iraq and GE’s innovative gas turbine technology and fuel […]
