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Iraq Business
08-05-2025
- Business
- Iraq Business
PM gives Ultimatum for Completion of Al-Khairat Power Plant
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired a meeting on the delayed Al-Khairat Thermal Power Plant project in Karbala, attended by the Chinese Ambassador to Iraq and representatives from the executing companies, Harlow International and CITIC, as well as officials from the Ministries of Electricity and Oil. The Prime Minister granted the companies a three-month deadline to resolve the delays or face cancellation of the investment licence, emphasizing the importance of completing the project, which was contracted in 2021 under the previous government. (Source: PMO) Tags: Al-Khairat Power Station, cg, China, CITIC, Electricity In Iraq, featured, Harlow, Karbala, Kerbala, Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corporation, United Kingdom
Iraqi News
07-05-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Harlow, CITIC ordered to finish Iraq's largest thermal power plant
Baghdad ( – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, has granted Harlow International and China-based CITIC a three-month grace period to address the delays in the Al-Khairat Thermal Power Plant's implementation. According to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Al-Sudani's decision was made during his meeting with representatives from the two companies implementing the project, the Chinese Ambassador to Iraq, Cui Wei, and officials from the ministries of electricity and oil. The meeting addressed the reasons for the delayed completion of the power plant, which is one of the electrical projects that the two corporations and the previous Iraqi government agreed on in 2021. Al-Sudani indicated that the investment license given to the two firms will be revoked if they fail to complete the assigned work within the three-month grace period. Harlow International Limited, a member of the Harlow Group, is the project owner and investor of Iraq's largest thermal power plant, the Al-Khairat Thermal Power Plant, located in the central Iraqi province of Karabala. Iraq's electrical capacity will be greatly increased by this flagship project, which is expected to produce more than 10 percent of the country's total power demand. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil initiated preparations for a thermal power plant to use fuel oil along with the construction of the Karbala Refinery, a facility that can process 140,000 barrels of this fuel per day. The Al-Khairat Thermal Power Plant, which is ideally situated close to the refinery, will provide a sustainable energy source for refinery operations as well as electricity to the national grid. The Al-Khairat Thermal Power Plant will rely on crude oil transported through a pipeline located just 1,000 meters away, as well as heavy fuel oil from the Karbala Refinery. This setup will ensure a steady and reliable energy source to support continuous operations.
Shafaq News
07-05-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
3-month ultimatum: Iraq to scrap foreign firms power license if work lags
Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani issued firmly warned two foreign companies over delays in completing Al-Khairat thermal power station in Karbala. The warning came during a high-level meeting chaired by al-Sudani and attended by the Chinese ambassador to Iraq, representatives of the two firms — Harlow International and CITIC Group — and officials from the Ministries of Electricity and Oil, according to a statement from the prime minister's office. Al-Khairat power station is one of Iraq's major electricity projects, originally contracted in 2021 under the previous administration. The meeting reviewed the obstacles hindering the project's implementation. Al-Sudani ordered both companies to address the delays and complete their assigned work within 90 days, warning that failure to meet the deadline would result in the 'cancellation of the project's investment permit.' رئيس مجلس الوزراء السيد محمد شياع السوداني يترأس اجتماعاً خاصاً بمشروع محطة كهرباء الخيرات الحرارية الواقعة في محافظة كربلاء، بحضور السفير الصيني في العراق، ووفدي الشركتين المنفذتين للمشروع، ومسؤولين من وزارتي الكهرباء والنفط.وجرى، خلال الاجتماع، متابعة أسباب معوقات العمل في… — المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الوزراء 🇮🇶 (@IraqiPMO) May 7, 2025
