Basra threatens to withdraw approval for power station

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The chairman of Basra‘s Provincial Council has threatened to withdraw approval  for the Najibiya power station if its contract is not confirmed within ten days, according to a media official in the council. Hashim Liaibi told IraqiNews.com that the Council gave the Ministry of Electricity ten days to approve the contract. The Council, after receiving petro-dollar money, decided to build a 500 megawatt power station.Half of its production was to be sent to the province, while the other half to the national electricity network. Though eight months have passed since the original planning for the power station, the Ministry has yet to approve its establishment. Basra city, the center of Basra province, lies 590 km south of the capital, Baghdad. RM (TS)/SR Number of Reads:108