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23 November 2011 -- LS Industrial Systems has won a US$115 million order to build substations and supply high-voltage transformers in Iraq, the company said Tuesday.
22 November 2011 -- Iran is planning to increase its power electricity generation capacity by 5,000 megawatts by end of spring next year, the deputy energy minister said.
22 November 2011 -- General Electric Co is opening its first offices in Iraq, in the cities of Baghdad, Basra and Arbil, part of the largest U.S. conglomerate's effort to boost its presence in the ...
22 November 2011 -- GE, announced the opening of three new offices in Iraq - Baghdad, Basra and Erbil - further exemplifying the company's 40 year history and commitment to the country. This will drive ...
Kut, 22 November 2011 -- Wasit Provincial Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Iranian company to build four power stations with a total capacity of 500 MW says Council official ...
Baghdad, 19 November 2011 -- As the load over the national grid has dropped, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry has decided to raise the duration of power supply for citizens to 16 hours per day.
Baghdad, 18 November 2011 -- Iraq has finalised a $1.08 billion contract with China's CMEC to build a 1,260-megawatt thermal power plant, a senior electricity ministry official said on Thursday.
Baghdad, 18 November 2011 -- The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said electricity bills are subsidized by the Government, indicating that citizens pay about 20% of their bill's true price.
18 November 2011 -- Iraq has had problems with its electricity supply for the last twenty years, because of wars and sanctions. Today, the government claims that it provides eight hours of power a ...
Baghdad, 17 November 2011 -- The Iraqi cabinet has approved a $540 million contract for French firm Alstom to build an 182.4 megawatt gas power plant in central Iraq, a government spokesman said on ...
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