The Chairman of the Committee for future projects in the governorate of Karbala, Hani Abboud, said in a statement to the press section of the National Media Center that the project to build an oil storage facility in Karbala [Kerbala] will be completed by March 2012. He said the project is being built on a […]
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Karbala Allocates $60m to Roads and Power
Karbala has allocated 70 billion Iraqi dinars [$60 million] from the 2011 budget to improve the electrical grid and road system in the province. The President of the provincial council in Karbala said that the Council decided to allocate 70 billion dinars from the budget for the sectors of electricity and roads from a total […]
Middle Euphrates Airport Tender - October
Iraq's Minister for Transport has said a tender to build an airport in the Middle Euphrates region is expected to be floated in October. According to Reuters, he could not give an estimated cost for the project, which will be located between the holy Shi'ite southern cities of Najaf and Kerbala, but other sources estimate […]
Tags: Airports, France, Karbala, Kerbala, Middle Euphrates International Airport (MEIA), Najaf, tenders
$86m Infrastructure Projects in Karbala
An al-Iraqiya deputy said on Wednesday that MPs from Karbala proposed two infrastructure projects worth a total of $86 million [100 billion Iraqi dinars] during the 33rd parliamentary session. Abdul Mahdi al-Khafaji told AKnews that the deputies proposed the reconstruction of two roads and the entrances to the holy city of Karbala which receives millions […]
Iraq's Biggest Power Plant - Calik Energy Signs Contract
A Turkish energy company signed a deal with the Iraqi government on Thursday to build a power plant at a cost of $445.5 million [521 billion Iraqi dinars]. The deal between Turkey’s Calik Enerji and the Iraqi Electricity Ministry is for the construction of the 1,250 megawatt al-Hayrat [Khayrat?] plant in Karbala. Calik Holding CEO, […]
Kuwaiti Governor Discusses Opportunities in Karbala
The Governor of the Kuwaiti Capital, Sheikh Ali Al-Jaber, visited soutwestern Iraq’s holy city of Karbala on Sunday to discuss the implementation of several investment projects in the Province, its Governor, Amaluddin al-Hir, said on Sunday. “We have conferred with a Kuwaiti Delegation, who visited Karbala, under leadership of the Kuwaiti Capital’s Governor, Sheikh Ali […]
New Industrial Development in Karbala
The Karbala Investment Commission has granted an investment license to an Iraqi company to build an industrial compound at a cost of $39 million, the chairman of the KIC said on Wednesday, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. “The KIC gave an investment license to an Iraqi company to implement a project to set […]
Iraq to Pay for One Refinery If No Investors Found
Iraq is prepared to stump up for the cost of building one of the four refineries planned if investors can’t be found, the Deputy Oil Minister, Ahmed al-Shamma, has said, according to a report from Bloomberg. The total value of the refinery-building program is variously stated as $9bn and $20bn, depending on the source. The […]
First Stage of Karbala Hospital Completed
The Chairman of future projects coordination in Karbala province, Hani al-Yasari, has confirmed that the Turkish Universal Acarsan Co. has completed the first stage of the modern hospital project in al-Herr district the province. He told NMC that the seven-floor hospital, to be built over 65 acres in 33 months, includes 492 beds initially, expanding […]
Tags: Acarsan, Ajarsan, Basra News, Hilla, hospitals, Japan, Karbala, Kerbala, Maysan, Missan, Nasiriya, Nassiriya, Nassiriyah, Turkey
Danish Company to Boost Karbala's Electricity
Karbala's local government has signed a contract with a Danish company to install five new electrical generators in the province. The head of the Strategic Planning and Constructing committee, Abbas Nasser Hassani told AKnews that a delegation from Karbala local government signed the contract with Danish company Simko, which has offices in Turkish capital, Ankara. […]
Iraq Plans to Spend $9bn on 4 Refineries
Iraq plans to build four new refineries with an announcement expected in 2011, the country's deputy Oil Minister Motassam Akram Hassan said on Sunday, adding that the bidding round could be conducted for all four refineries at once. Reuters reports that total expenditure on the four plants is expected to be at least $9 billion. […]
Metito Wins Iraq Water Contract
UAE-based Metito has signed a contract worth 33 billion Iraqi Dinars ($28.3 million) with Al Mustakbal Al Saeed (MSGC) for increasing its provision of potable water across Iraq. MSGC said the contract is for design and construction of Hindiyah water treatment plant located just east of the city of Karbala. The project aims to supply […]
Tags: Al Mustakbal Al Saeed, Amara, Amarah, Hindiyah, Jadwal Gharbi, Karbala, Kerbala, Khayrat, Metito, MSGC