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By John Lee. Plans for Al-Tayeb Economic City in Maysan province have moved forward following a meeting to assess water infrastructure requirements for the site. The meeting was chaired by the head of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Adel Dakhil Muhammad al-Yasiri and focused on the technical and economic feasibility of water harvesting projects at […]
By John Lee. Al-Fares General Company, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has supplied the Maysan Water Directorate with an integrated water filtration and purification complex with a production capacity of 50 cubic metres per hour. The complex was manufactured at the company's specialist production facilities. According to the Ministry of Industry […]
By John Lee. Maysan [Missan] Oil Company (MOC) has marketed a 440-tonne shipment of sulphur produced at the central gas processing plant (GPP) at the Halfaya oil field, in preparation for export to international markets. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the shipment was transferred through a local intermediary to State Oil Marketing […]
By John Lee. Electronic applications for loans from the Iraqi Housing Fund are to open on 23 August for a four-day period, with each day allocated to a different group of governorates. Applications open at 10am on the day assigned to each governorate. According to the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, the schedule […]
By John Lee. According to the Ministry of Electricity, current electricity generation has reached around 22,000 megawatts, with governorate allocations calculated based on net generation after accounting for exemptions including government hospitals, water stations, losses, loads and auxiliary equipment. The ministry said allocations are distributed according to approved percentages set by the Higher Coordination Committee […]
By John Lee. According to the Ministry of Oil, construction work on a new refinery unit at the Missan [Maysan] refinery is entering its final stages, with commissioning expected within days. The new unit will add a processing capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd), bringing the refinery's total capacity to 110,000 bpd. The project […]
By John Lee. Ibn Majid General Company, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced progress on a project to rehabilitate the old Republic Bridge and construct a new parallel bridge in Maysan [Missan] province. The development will connect the eastern and western banks of the Tigris River in the Awasha area […]
By John Lee. A $65-billion investment is planned to transform the Al-Tayeb border area into a multi-service economic city, according to the National Investment Commission (NIC). Commission Chairman Dr Haider Mohammed Makkiya (pictured) told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Al-Tayeb is envisaged as an economic city covering more than 120,000 dunams, with total […]
By John Lee. A hematite [haematite, Fe2O3] production project with an annual capacity of approximately 400,000 tonnes has reportedly been inaugurated in Maysan Governorate. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the project was launched by the Military Industrialization Authority, with Ali Mohsen Khudair, Director General of the General Company for Military Industries, saying […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has laid the foundation stone for the Dur Al-Naft Concrete Bridge and its approaches in Maysan [Missan] Governorate. The event was attended by Eng. Abdul Razzaq Al-Maliki, Director General of Al-Hamurabi State Construction Company, representing the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works. The project is […]
The Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), has entrusted UNESCO with the implementation of the project "Improving Access to Inclusive Quality Education in Southern Iraq". The initiative aims to expand access to education for thousands of out-of-school children in the governorates of Basra, Dhi Qar, […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has laid the foundation stone the Maysan Intravenous Solutions and Pharmaceuticals Plant -- Iraq's second such facility -- marking what his office describes as another milestone for the country's growing private pharmaceutical industry. Speaking at the ceremony in Maysan [Missan], the Prime Minister reaffirmed the government's confidence […]
