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Finnish Power Company meets with Iraqi PM

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met on Monday with the Finnish Ambassador to Iraq, Ms. Anu Saarela, who was accompanied by a delegation representing Wärtsilä, a Finnish company specializing in energy projects. The meeting focused on enhancing relations, particularly in the areas of politics, investment, information technology, and modern digital technologies, where […]

Iraqi Electricity Minister meets Finnish Power Company

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Ziad Ali Fadel, recently hosted the Finnish Ambassador to Iraq, Ms. Anu Saarela, along with a delegation from Wärtsilä, a company specializing in the installation and maintenance of engines. During the meeting, the minister emphasized the government and ministry's commitment to fostering common prospects, job opportunities, and partnerships, […]

New Power Plant opens in Umm Qasr

A 29 MW gas-fuelled power plant supplied by the technology group Wärtsilä to the Umm Qasr Ports Authority Zone in Basra, Iraq, commenced commercial operations in February. The plant ensures availability of a reliable supply of electricity to the port's operations, which had previously been subject to frequent power interruptions. The Wärtsilä plant was ordered […]

Samawah Clinker Plant to Start Production Next Year

By John Lee. Pakistan-based Lucky Cement has said that it plans to achieve commercial production at its greenfield clinker production facility in Samawah by the end of first quarter of financial year 2020-21. In its Annual Financial Report, the company said that the first shipment of plant and machinery to the 1.2-million-tons-per-annum project is expected […]

Finnish Firm wins Repeat Order in Iraq

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has said it will supply the equipment to enable an efficient, reliable, and independent power source for an Iraqi cement producing plant. The 20 MW engine power plant is being built by Al Shumookh Lucky Investments Ltd, a JV company of Lucky Cement Limited and a limited liability company registered in […]