Tag Archives | Power Station

Sabotage at Mosul Power Station

Mosul's gas-fueled power station has been shut down due to an act of sabotage in western Mosul city, which cut the gas pipeline that feeds the facility, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. “A bomb hit the pipeline in the al-Mansoor area, western Mosul city,” said a release issued by the Iraqi Electricity Ministry […]

Iraq Building Two New Power Plants

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 […]

Operation of Power Station in Missan Starts Up

Staff from the Iraqi Electricity Ministry on Sunday launched the process of preliminary operation of a new power station in Missan province. “The station’s capacity is 180 Mwatt,” a local media source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the station will improve power supply in the province, especially in the marshes. ( Aswat […]

Germans start to restore Power Station

The German Siemens company has started to rehabilitate the electric power station in Tazt Al Ghazia. The head of distribution directorate, Yaljin Mahdi, said that the power station will decrease the overload on other electric power stations and increase stability. ( Al SumariaTV )