By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received Richard Howe, Executive Vice President of Shell, on Thursday to discuss expanding cooperation in Iraq's energy sector and exploring further investment opportunities. The meeting addressed the execution of major energy projects under existing contracts with international companies, particularly in natural gas investment aimed at achieving self-sufficiency. […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has inaugurated the second phase of the wastewater treatment plant in Najaf, which now provides an additional 100,000 cubic metres per day of treatment capacity. He also launched implementation works for the Al-Nidaa district sewage project and the third phase of the Najaf treatment plant, which will […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has approved a proposal from the Basra Governorate to include four new water desalination projects in its development plans. The approved plants are: Shatt Al-Arab Desalination Plant, with a capacity of 5,000 m³/hour; Al-Faw and Al-Seeba Desalination Plant, with a capacity of 3,000 m³/hour; Abu Floos Desalination Plant, with […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) has announced the near-completion of the infrastructure phase of the Grand Al-Faw Port, with plans to soon select a global operator to develop and manage the superstructure. Director General Farhan Al-Fartousi told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that 11 major international companies have […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has opened two overpasses in the Tobji area of Baghdad's Karkh district, as part of the first phase of infrastructure works aimed at easing traffic congestion in the capital. The project, implemented under the Ministry of Construction and Housing's traffic decongestion plan, is one of 16 such […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has directed the completion of all procedural requirements for the Baghdad Metro project under a revised implementation framework. During a high-level meeting on Sunday with the Head of the Iraq Development Fund, the Mayor of Baghdad, and the Prime Minister's Advisor, the PM reviewed a new strategic […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani chaired a meeting on Wednesday of the High Committee overseeing the New Al-Sadr City Project in Tuzai, issuing directives to implement all infrastructure components alongside the residential construction phases. The meeting reviewed progress following the launch of service infrastructure works and examined the most efficient economic […]
By John Lee. The World Bank approved on Wednesday a US$930 million [approx. IQD 1.2 trillion] loan for Iraq to modernise its railway network, strengthen domestic and regional trade, and support economic diversification. The Iraq Railways Extension and Modernization (IREM) Project will upgrade the 1,047-km railway line connecting Umm Qasr Port in the south to […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi private sector confronts significant obstacles that must be addressed to unlock the country's economic potential, according to Professor Frank Gunter of Lehigh University, speaking at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) Spring Conference in London recently. Professor Gunter identified four critical challenges hampering private enterprise development in Iraq: Finance: Iraqi […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has said that its Runaki (Light) project is making significant progress toward delivering 24-hour electricity to the entire Kurdistan Region by the end of 2026. One of the initiative's key milestones is the planned decommissioning of approximately 7,000 private diesel generators, which have long been a major […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has begun work on expanding and upgrading the 30-kilometre road Aqrah [Akre] to Qandil into a dual-lane highway at a cost exceeding 28 billion Iraqi dinars [$21 million]. The project, expected to be completed within two years, links the sub-districts of Bajil and Dinarta, passing through 25 […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadel, has overseen the signing of a new contract with Turkish company Alifrin to double the capacity of the Iraq-Turkey electricity interconnection line from 300 to 600 megawatts. Under the agreement, the first phase will see the supply of 300 MW via the Jazira-Kesk 400kV line […]
