Baghdad – WAA
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed today, Tuesday, the start of work on a package of various service projects in Dhi Qar Governorate, while he pointed out that the opening of the local administration stadium is important to the people of the governorate and was opened without a celebration out of respect for the atmosphere of the Arbaeen pilgrimage.
The Prime Minister’s Media Office said in a statement received by the (INA): “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated, today, Tuesday, the first phase of the Ur Tourist City project, during his visit to Dhi Qar Governorate.
He added, “The first phase of the project included the establishment of the cultural center, the Sumerian open theater, the Ur closed theater, a center for interfaith dialogue, and the administrative wing that includes meeting halls.”
The Prime Minister announced – according to the statement – the launch of “executive work on projects; the Ur World Museum, a 400-room tourist hotel, the Drama Production City, as well as the (Seal of the Prophets) Mosque project, and the project to establish a heritage market within the tourist city of Ur, within the framework of a package of strategic projects for the Dhi Qar Reconstruction Fund.”
The Prime Minister stressed that “his visit to Dhi Qar Governorate is the second during the current year, and within the approach of field follow-up and communication, to monitor the implementation of projects or approve new projects,” stressing “the historical and touristic specificity of the governorate, and the national sacrifices made by its people.”
Al-Sudani pointed out that “the Ur Theater, after its completion with a level of implementation and creativity, has the potential to host various cultural activities, stressing the laying of the foundation stone for important projects in the historic city of Ur that were previously approved by the Council of Ministers, such as the (Cultural City) project, to complete the tourist city of Ur, as well as laying the foundation stone for a museum and a hotel to integrate tourism services in the governorate, in addition to working to complete the Nasiriyah International Airport project, to receive groups of tourists and visitors.”
The Prime Minister stated – according to the statement – that “the opening of the local administration stadium is important to the people of the governorate. It is an important sports landmark that was completed with advanced specifications, and was opened without a ceremony out of respect for the atmosphere of the Arbaeen pilgrimage, in addition to His Excellency’s emphasis on the interest in the health sector and the opening of Al-Batha Hospital, and the importance of providing comprehensive cadres in various specializations.”
In the electricity sector, the Prime Minister referred to a package of important projects that serve the districts of the southern part of the governorate and link them with transmission lines to the Rumaila station in Basra, including transmission and distribution projects that work to sustain electrical energy, within the government’s vision to expand production stations.
Al-Sudani stressed that “the project to produce more than 10,000 megawatts, Dhi Qar’s share of it will be (1260) megawatts, and all the requirements for the success of the project are available, within a new economic model, and that the contract with Siemens will add 912 megawatts of electrical energy through the expansion of the combined cycle within the German loan, and the expansion projects within the contract with GE will secure an increase in production of 250 megawatts, and it is within the Iraqi-Chinese agreement.”
The Prime Minister explained that “more than 2,400 megawatts of electric power have been approved as projects and are being implemented for the governorate, with ongoing work towards controlling distribution and solving load bottlenecks, pointing to renewable energy projects, where a suspended contract with a capacity of 300 megawatts for solar energy will be launched, which is part of the government program.”