$70m contract signed with U.S. company

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity on Monday said that it has signed a $70 million worth of contract with an American company to purchase five turbines. “On January 2, the ministry signed a $70.4 million contract with Pratt & Whitney in Beirut to purchase five oil and gas-oil operated turbines,” according to a ministerial statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The contract was signed by a senior under secretary of state, Engineer Raad al-Haris, according to the statement. Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft. In addition to aircraft engines, Pratt & Whitney manufactures gas turbines for industrial and power generation, marine turbines, and rocket engines. SS (P) 1