By John Lee. State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) reports that plans have been announced to develop clean energy power plants in Baghdad, Basra and Nineveh. It quotes the regional director of Shanghai (sic) as saying that the already-announced Nahrawan project in Baghdad will convert 5,000 tonnes of waste per day into 110MW of electricity, with […]
By John Lee. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has reportedly been signed for a 30MW waste-to-energy plant in Babil. According to Shafaq News, companies involved include UK-based IM Power, headed by Gordon Dickey; German company SIMS; and Turkish construction company ESTA. The full article can be viewed here.
By John Lee. As part of government efforts to diversify Iraq's energy mix and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, the National Investment Commission (NIC) has awarded four major investment licences in the renewable energy sector during 2025. NIC Chairman Dr. Haider Mohammed Makkia [Makiyya] re-announced the licences on Wednesday, noting their alignment with Iraq's National […]
By John Lee. Construction has started on the Waste-to-Energy Power Plant Project in Al-Nahrawan, Baghdad. With a capacity of 100 megawatts, the plant will use high-efficiency complete combustion technology, according to a statement from the Media Office of the Prime Minister. Iraq's Council of Ministers approved the project in February, awarding it to the Chinese […]
By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) hosted a high-level delegation from China's Shanghai Environment Company [Shanghai SUS Environment] to discuss investment contract requirements for Iraq's first waste-to-energy power plant. The company, which holds the investment license for the project, aims to develop a high-efficiency incineration plant that will generate up to 100 MW […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has approved the Waste-to-Energy Power Generation Project in Nahrawan, Baghdad, awarding it to the Chinese company Shanghai SUS Environment. The project will have a two-year construction period and a 25-year investment term. The National Investment Commission (NIC) will issue the investment licence and finalise the contract. The […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a high-efficiency waste-to-energy power plant project in Baghdad. The plant, employing advanced incineration technology, will be developed by China's Shanghai SUS Environment Co. Ltd. on a designated plot in Nahrawan District. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has been authorised to issue the investment license and sign the […]
By John Lee. The Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Haider Mohammed Makiyya, held a meeting with Adham Al-Fakhar, Chairman of the Iraqi-French Business Council, and its members to discuss promising strategic investment projects. Dr. Makiyya emphasized the NIC's commitment to advancing a forward-looking investment policy that prioritizes innovative projects to strengthen Iraq's […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced that it has received 17 proposals from foreign, Arab, and local companies for a waste management and electricity generation project (waste-to-energy) in Baghdad. This announcement followed a meeting of the commission tasked with assessing the proposals. Dr. Mona Al-Jabri, the commission's renewable energy consultant, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), in collaboration with the Municipality of Baghdad, Ministry of Electricity, and Ministry of Environment, has announced an investment opportunity to establish a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) power generation plant in Baghdad Governorate/Al-Nahrawan area. Project Details: The project aims to generate power from mixed solid waste, estimated at around 3,000 […]
The director of Karbala Investment Commission, Taef Abdul Hussein, has announced that an Iranian company will shortly build a waste recycling plant 10 km south of Karbala city. According to the report from Aswat al-iraq, the $48 million plant will process glass, wood and fertilizers, and will produce electricity. As a result of religious tourism, the city […]
Kirkuk's Governor, Abdulrahman Mostafa, met with representatives of a US consortium on Sunday, investing in the fields of petroleum, refineries, prefab construction and cell phones, and discussed with them a project to produce electricity through waste incineration, a local official said. “The U.S. investors briefed the Kirkuk officials on the nature of their work and […]
