By John Lee. Iraq has signed an agreement with GE to implement a comprehensive plan for securing the country's energy supply. The deal was signed in Washington by Minister of Electricity Ali Saad Wahib, under the auspices of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. According to the Ministry of Electricity, the agreement covers an integrated national programme […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for the 1,400 MW Yusifiya Thermal Power Plant. The plant, which had been stalled since 1990, is being completed to strengthen the national electricity network and support long-term demand. It is being built on a build-own-operate (BOO) model, with the involvement of Al-Rida […]
By Simon Kent. Iraq's Maysan province, which borders Iran, has opened a new gas processing facility to treat associated gas from the Fakka and Bazargan fields. A statement from Iraq's Ministry of Oil did not say how much gas was being processed, but the gas had previously been flared and will now be used for power […]
The head of the Babil Investment Commission said on Saturday that they had received an offer from a U.S. company to build a 250 MW power plant in the province. According to a report from AKnews, Alaa Herba explained that American company 'California Source', which specializes in the energy sector, had submitted a comprehensive proposal […]
China's top power equipment maker Shanghai Electric is moving ahead with a $1 billion power-generating plant to boost Iraq's electricity capacity by 1,320 megawatts, officials said on Saturday.
28 May 2010 - Azzaman Two new power plants are to be built in the southern provinces of Babel and Karbala, the Electricity Ministry said in a statement. The statement said Electricity Minister Kareem Wahid laid down the foundation stones for both plants, which will cost nearly $170 million. It will take the gas-driven […]
Iraq's Electricity Ministry has invited foreign companies to bid to install 20 gas turbines that would boost the country's power capacity by 2,500 megawatts in the next few years.
The municipal council of the southern Iraqi province of Basra has approved 25 power projects worth $32 million.
Power output was down for the last three months of 2009. Reduced output from power plants was the cause of the decreased production. This was the first time that electricity output decreased since the beginning of 2008.
