Iraq signs contract with French company to build gas station

The Ministry of Electricity of Iraq has signed a contract with the French company Alstom to create a power station in Al Mansuriyah in a total cost of $ 539 million. Iraq''s Minister of Electricity Karim Aftan said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", on the sidelines of the signing of the contract with the French company, "the ministry today signed a contract with Alstom, the French for the processing and the establishment and operation of the power station Mansuriyah gas card is 728 megawatts," noting that "the total cost to implement the project amounting to $ 539 million project is ready and in a way." For his part, the French director of Alstom, Patrick Korn said the cooperation agreement paved the way for the company to get projects including a project to prepare a power station Najaf and projects for energy transfer and the signing of a contract with the Ministry of Electricity for the establishment of a power station Mansourieh," pointing out that "the company will be able to accomplish power station Mansourieh period of time that have been identified and 18-months."