The Iraqi Water Resources Ministry said it has opened a new water dam in Diala province. “The dam will accumulate rain water,” the Ministry said in a release posted on its website. The Ministry said that the dam, constructed by local staff, can store up to 3.62 million cubic meters of water. “The project’s total […]
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More than $250m Allocated to Basra Infrastructure
Basra province is to allocate ID200 billion ($170m) to upgrading the province’s sewerage systems, and a further ID100 ($85m) billion to its electricity supply. “Basra will get revenues from oil exports and border crossings,” Basra Governor Shaltagh Abod said in a press conference on Wednesday, attended by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the […]
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Artesian Wells for Waset
The General Committee of Groundwater Resources in the Water Resources Ministry announced on Tuesday that it has started a project to dig 65 artesian wells in Waset this year. The project costs between 15 and 18 million dinar per well, the committee said. Groundwater committee started the process needed to dig artesian wells in eastern […]
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Consultants Sought for UNDP Project
UNDP Iraq is seeking the services of an experienced and reputable international consultant company to provide the required services for the development of an integrated water and sanitation master plan. The project will also include strengthening relevant human resources capacity in relevant fields (development and updating of the water and sanitation master plan). The documents […]
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Two Turkish Ships to Supply Basra with 250 Megawatts of Electricity
A Turkish barge for electricity generation is scheduled to arrive on Monday in the port of Basra, and will supply power to the national grid. The Minister of Electricity Karim Wahid said in an interview that the barge will be installed at the port of Umm Qasr, while a second barge will arrive on 15th […]
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Water Resources Ministry Begins Reclamation Works in Anbar
The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday said it has begun reclamation works along the Euphrates River in Anbar. “Technical teams and engineers from the State Authority for Irrigation and Reclamation Projects are currently doing reclamation works on a total area of 103,000 donums along the Euphrates River,” read the statement that was received […]
Water Shortages Impact Power Output
The issue of power shortages is related to water shortages, Electricity Minister Kareem Waheed said. Waheed said water shortages have forced his ministry to redirect investments in this vital sector. Power outages in Iraq may last up to 20 hours a day. Waheed said volumes of water reaching Iraq have dropped substantially . Iraq relies […]
Baghdad 2010 Redevelopment Budget Hits $1 Billion
Azzaman reports that Baghdad's governor, Salah Abdulrazzaq, has earmarked nearly $1 billion this year to redevelop the city. 40 percent of this budget will go to cover projects started in the past two years that were not completed. The governor said many projects were not finished because the Iraqi contractors working on them failed to […]
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6 New Projects in Sulaimaniyah
The committee managing local projects in Sulaimaniyah province HAS referred 6 service projects for implementation with a cost exceeding 6 billion dinars. A source in the projects’ section in Basra province said that 3 of the referred projects are for Al Sulaimaniyah city while the three others are for the other parts of the region. […]
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No Electioneering on Power Shortages
The Ministry of Electricity has warned parliamentary candidates against using lofty promises for the provision of power supplies as part of their campaigning. Iraq is to hold elections on March 7. More than 6,500 are contesting the 325-seat parliament. Nominated by 86 parties, competition is tough and some candidates are reported to be giving “unrealistic” […]
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1st Stage of River Lining Project Completed in Karbala
“The minister of water resources, Dr. Abdullateef Jamal Rasheed has inaugurated the first stage of a project to line the al-Husseiniya River,” Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The cost of the first stage, which was completed within three months, is 850 million Iraqi dinars (ID), the governor noted. The estimated total […]
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Baghdad Supplies Ministry of Water Resources with 17 Power-generating
The Baghdad governorate has supplied the Ministry of Water Resources, with electric power generators of different capacities. A press statement issued by the Information Office of the Governor of Baghdad says that the governorate provided the Directorate of Mesopotamia with nine power generators, (capacity 1000 kva) each, and another to the pumping station at Basmaja […]
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