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 […]
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Metito, Snafee Win More Iraq Water Contracts
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 […]
Turkish Firm Wins $88m Grand Kut Water Project
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 […]
Metito Awarded Multi-million Dollar Contract in Iraq
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 […]
Agriculture Ministry Plans to Save 3.6bn cu. meters of water
The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry has announced plans to save 3.6 billion cubic meters of water by deploying 35,000 irrigation sprinklers during the next planting season, according to AKnews. Ministry spokesman Karim al-Tamimi said the sprinklers were distributed among all provinces in the country. Iraq has suffered from drought due to a lack of rainfall as […]
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UK Companies to Build Water Purification Plants in Iraq
The Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works has announced that 12 British companies have agreed to build water purification plants in five Iraqi provinces, according to AKnews. Jassim Mohammed, media adviser at the Ministry, told the news agency that the new plants will be in the provinces of Anbar, Diyala, Najaf, Dhi Qar and Basra. […]
ProSep Awarded $6.5m Contracts in Iraq
ProSep Inc. (TSX: PRP) has announced that it was awarded three contracts with a new customer operating in Iraq, for the design and supply of a produced water package and water deaeration and fuel gas treatment systems. Together, these contracts represent a value of $6.5 million. The equipment provided will be installed at the same […]
KRG to Launch Major Sanitation Programme
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is embarking on a water supply and sewerage programme worth $910 million USD (1 billion IQD), according to AKnews. Samir Abdullah [Samir Abdullah Mustafa, Samir Akrawi], Minister of Municipalities and Tourism (pictured), told a press conference that the Goptapa-Chamchamal water project will supply drinking water for 300,000 people in central […]
Furrow Irrigation: Strategy to Save Water in Iraq
By Layth Mahdi, Agricultural Advisor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is divided into two Main Climate Zones. A dry rain-fed zone (300 – 350 mm/year) in the north and a dry to semi-dry (100 – 200 mm/year) in the central-south […]
Polluted Waterways could End Agriculture around Sulaymaniyah
Once the farms around the city of Sulaymaniyah provided all of the fruit and vegetables locals needed. Now climate change, pollution and illegal dumping in local waterways are forcing farmers out. “We can no longer grow vegetables here, that time has come to an end,” lamented farmer Mohammed Aziz. “The water is so dirty that […]
Three Dams Under Contruction in Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Ministry of Agriculture and Water is building three small dams to tackle the water crisis near Koya, Sulaimaniyah. Minister Jamil Suleiman told AKnews that the projects in Bawajan, Qoritan and Timarok villages will cost $552,500. The projects are funded from the 2011 ministry budget, have already been started, and will be completed within […]
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Iraq's Second-Largest Lake 'Dry in 2 years'
Almost 2,000 kilometres in size, Lake Razzaza is Iraq’s second largest lake. But increasing saline levels and decreasing water levels mean that the area is heading for economic, social and environmental disaster. And nobody seems to have any solutions. Once it was a centre for the local fishing industry, a lake teeming with commercial activity, […]
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