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Despite increasingly strong links between Iraq and Iran, a disagreement has broken out at ministerial level about Iran's use of water from the Wand River [Wind, Alwand, Hulwan]. According to a report from NINA, Iraq's Trade Minister, Khairallah Babekir [Khayri-allah Babakir, Khairallah Hassan Babiker], has said that he will not sign trade agreement with Iran, […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government said on Tuesday that it will exempt Iraqi citizens from paying electricity and water bills until all power plant installations are completed and services are provided 24 hours a day. Salam al-Quraishi, Iraqi government's economic advisor, told Al-Shorfa news agency: "The decision was made after a review of the […]
By John Lee. A Malaysian company has been awarded a contract worth $86 million to design and build the Al-Zuhour Water Project in Baghdad. According to a report from Bernama, the Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd won the 10,000 cubic metres per hour capacity turnkey project, awarded by the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works, […]
Pell Frischmann has won a contract in Iraq for the design of a $85 million water project in Anbar province, according to a report from Bloomberg. The U.K.-based consulting company will designs a new water station in Hadeetha (Haditha), which will pump 4,500 cubic meter of water an hour to surrounding towns, within two years. […]
By John Lee. The City of Baghdad has signed a contract with the Alfaris company, which is related to the Industry Ministry, to supply five water filtering water plants. The plants will have a capacity of 200 cubic meters per hour, and will serve a number of neighbourhoods in the city of Baghdad. According to […]
By John Lee. Iran has again has blocked the flow of water from the al-Wind [Wand, Alwand, Hulwan] river, in a move which has angered Iraqi farmers and citizens, according to PUKmedia. Protesters are demanding that Iran release water into the river, saying their fertile land turning barren because of the repeated cuts and shortages […]
The Minister for Water Resources, Mohaned al-Saadi [Mohanad Salman Al Sady] (pictured), has called on local and international institutions to supply Iraq with expertise and training in the water sector. The Ministry said in a statement: "Saadi's call came during a speech to the Economic Iraqi-Portuguese Forum that in Lisbon on June, 24/25. Saadi said […]
Hitachi Plant Technologies and Sumitomo Corporation have concluded an agreement with Iraq's South Oil Company (SOC) to commence investigations for introduction of Hitachi Plant Technologies’ advanced water treatment system for the Iraqi oil industry. Iraq is expected to be one of high oil-producing countries of the world, and further investment in oil development such as […]
KRG's Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has signed a contract to build a dam in the Qaradakh parish of Sulaimaniya, reports AKnews. The Chami Smora project will cost 6.96 billion IQD (approx. $5.9 million), and the companies Birkar and Zhina Gharib have undertaken to complete it within 820 days. The dam will be 20 meters […]
Metito, the provider of total, intelligent water management solutions in emerging markets, has announced four new projects in Iraq, worth over $185m. Metito is partnering with the Snafee Group, to supply the process design of three sewage treatment plants, in South Basra, Um Qasser, Safwan and Shatt Al Arab, which represent a combined contract total […]
A Turkish firm has won the contract for the $88 million (105 billion Iraqi dinar) Grand Kut water project, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. Sobeih Lafta, the assistant governor for technical affairs in Wassit, told the news agency that the project is intended to end water scarcity in the city. The project, with […]
Cementing its position as the leading provider of total, intelligent water management solutions in emerging markets, Metito announces its latest project in Iraq worth more than $9m. "Iraq is striving to improve infrastructure across the whole country which will create interesting opportunities for the water sector", insisted Mustafa Hasan, General Manager of Metito Jordan, Iraq […]
