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فرصة للشركات المصرية لمناقصات ومشروعات الطاقة بالعراق Egyptian companies stand good chances to get a share in projects for the Iraqi energy sector rehabilitation. |
| Date Published | Sunday, December 28, 2003 |
| Source Name | Al-Ahram |
| Location Name | Country Wide |
| Description | Iraqi Minister of Electricity, visiting Egypt, was quoted in the media saying Egyptian companies stand good chances to get a share in projects for the Iraqi energy sector rehabilitation. He indicated that contracts worth $ 4 billion are to be soon awarded in Iraq for the rehabilitation & revamping of power stations, substations, also of power transmission lines & distribution networks. The official seemed counting greatly on Egypt to train Iraqi technicians on relevant operation & maintenance skills. He further revealed that a contract would be soon signed to import from Egypt 500,000 electricity meters required for households in Baghdad area. [Weeks earlier high-ranking officials of both Bechtel & Halliburton Groups of the US held talks with Egyptian officials regarding the same issue]. |
| Sectors Section | Beneficiary Sectors - Energy Generation - Economy Economy |