By John Lee. An international consortium has received local government approval to build three new power stations in central and southern Iraq, and is now waiting on approval from the Central Government in Baghdad. They will be built by a consortium of led by Semco Maritime of Denmark, AMH Group of the United Kingdom, and […]
At the 'Iraq: Untapped Opportunities' conference in London, Charles Hollis (pictured), Director General of the Middle East Association asked a panel of leading businessmen to make one suggestion each as to how Iraq can improve its development efforts. Hans Nijkamp, VP and Country Chairman for Iraq at Shell, said the authorities need to make a […]
The Ministry of Electricity in Baghdad, in cooperation with consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), will present Iraq’s Long Term Electricity Master Plan at a 2-day conference in Istanbul on 1st and 2nd February, 2011. The 2010 – 2030 Long Term Master Plan, prepared by joint teams from Parsons Brinckerhoff and the Ministry of Electricity's Planning […]
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, […]
There is money to be made in Iraq for companies that wish to invest in correct security measures, according to leading project management specialists Parsons Brinckerhoff. Speaking during the fourth annual Construction Week Conference in Abu Dhabi, the company’s Iraq country manager Jeff Larkin told delegates that security remained a real issue for staff working […]
The largest ever British trade delegation to visit the Kurdistan Region last week participated in Erbil International Fair. The delegation was lead by Sir Andrew Cahn, the Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the British government department that spearheads international trade with the UK. The mission comprised 53 representatives from 39 British companies […]
