U.S. firm to install power stations in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. company will install two power-generating stations with a total capacity of 246 megawatts in Karbala province, according to an official statement. “The stations will be installed on the Karbala-Najaf road, southern Karbala),” according to a statement released by the office of Karbala’s governor and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. One of the stations is expected to operate within six months, and the other within nine months, the statement noted. The statement did not reveal the cost of the project or the funding source. The stations will be linked to the national grid, which provides electricity to all Iraqi provinces, the statement added. The Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1