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R 091942Z MAR 04
FM CPA BAGHDAD
TO SECDEF WASHDC 0094
SECSTATE WASHDC 0102
WHITE HOUSE NSC WASHDC 0087
UNCLAS BAGHDAD 000053
SENSITIVE
STATE PLEASE PASS TO IRAQ COLLECTIVE
E . O . 12958 : N/ A
TAGS : EFIN , EINV, ETRD , EPET , PREL , PGOV , IZ
SUBJECT : CABLE 0716: ADMINISTRATORQS WEEKLY ESSENTIAL
SERVICES REPORT : 9 MARCH 2004
1. (SBU) SUMMARY . HEADLINES OF PARAGRAPHS 3-10 REFLECT
GOALS IN THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY STRATEGIC
PLAN . CPA-WASHINGTON DISTRIBUTES ALL THREE ADMINISTRATORQS
WEEKLY REPORTS - ESSENTIAL SERVICES, ECONOMIC , AND
GOVERNANCE - WITH GRAPHICS VIA EMAIL . THE ECONOMIC ,
GOVERNANCE, AND AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES REPORTS WILL BE POSTED AFTER 48 HOURS ON THE CPA
WEBSITE, WWW . CPA-IRAQ . ORG . THE FULL ESSENTIAL SERVICES
REPORT REMAINS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. END SUMMARY.
2. (SBU) HIGHLIGHTS
SEVEN OUT OF 18 GOVERNORATES AVERAGED OVER 16 HOURS OF
DAILY POWER THIS WEEK.
THE AVERAGE CRUDE OIL EXPORT FOR THE PAST 30 DAYS WAS
1 . 58 MILLION BARRELS PER DAY .
PROVIDE ELECTRICITY SERVICES THAT MEET NATIONAL NEEDS
3 . ( SBU) CPA TASKS: IMPROVE GENERATING CAPACITY TO
6000MW BY JULY 1 , 2004 ; FULLY IMPLEMENT POLICY ON
ALLOCATIO N OF ELECTRICAL POWER ; PUBLISH DRAFT OF LO NG TERM

STRATEGY ; MINIMIZE SABOTAGE AND IMPROVE SECURITY
THE SEVEN- DAY AVERAGE (FEBRUARY 28 Q MARCH 5) OF PEAK
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTIO N WAS 3 , 953 MW, A DECREASE OF 4 . 8
PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS WEEK . ON FEBRUARY 28 , PEAK
PRODUCTION HIT A HIGH FOR THE WEEK AT 4 , 187 MW
THERE ARE THREE REASONS FOR THE FIVE PERCENT DECREASE
. IN PEAK ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND THE PRODUCTION OF
ELECTRICAL ENERGY . THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY TRADED
POWER IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF THE NATIONAL
GRID TOWARD THE STANDARD 50 HZ FROM NEAR 4 9 HZ . SABOTAGE
ON THE GAS LINE TO TAJI AND DOURA HINDERED POWER GENERATION
AT THOSE TWO SITES THIS PAST WEEK. AN UNEXPECTED DELAY AT
QUDUS CHANGING THE FUEL SOURCE FROM DIESEL TO CRUDE OIL.
THE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE (FEBRUARY 28 Q MARCH 5)
PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY WAS 86,300 MWH PER DAY , A
DECREASE OF 5 PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ON FEBRUARY
28, THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY PEAKED FOR THE WEEK
AT 90 , 559 MW.
THE FOLLOWING CHART PRESENTS THE DAILY ELECTRIC POWER
CONSUMPTION BROKEN DOWN AMONG THE NORTH , CENTRAL (INCLUDING
BAGHDAD) , AND SOUTH REGIONS. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD ,
THE NORTH CONSUMED AN AVERAGE OF 893 MW PER DAY , 24 PERCENT
OF TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION . PER DAY, THE CENTRAL REGION
CONSUMED 2 , 069 MW , 56 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL, AND THE SOUTH
CONSUMED 725 MW , 20 PERCENT OF TOTAL ELECTRICITY
CONSUMPTION DURING THE PAST WEEK.
AS OF 5 MARCH , 636 MW (19 GENERATORS) OF GENERATING
CAPACITY WAS ON FORCED (UNPLANNED) OUTAGE, AND 1,101 MW (19
GENERATORS) WAS ON SCHEDULED OUTAGE . AS OF MARCH 5 , NINE
(400 KV) TRANSMISSION LINES AND SEVEN (132 KV) TRANSMISSION
LINES WERE OUT OF SERVICE.
RECONSTRUCT COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
4. (SBU) CPA TASKS : BUILD IRAQQS FIRST RESPONDER
NETWORK ; ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY ; UPGRADE
IRAQI TELEPHONE AND POSTAL COMPANY (ITPC) NETWORK FOR
INTEROPERABILITY ; BUILD TRANSMISSION COMPONENT DATA NETWORK
FOR IRAQ , INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS ; RESTRUCTURE
ITPC AND ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS ; UPGRADE AND MODERNIZE
POSTAL SYSTEMS ; UPGRADE ITPC OUTSIDE PLANT FOR INCREASED
SUBSCRIBER CAPACITY AND USB

SINCE MAY 2003 , CPA HAS REINSTATED TELEPHO NE SERVICE
FOR 122 , 980 SUBSCRIBERS , INCLUDING 11 , 430 SINCE LAST WEEK .
CPA CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS IN RESTORING SERVICE TO
CUSTOMERS , ESPECIALLY IN BAGHDAD.
THE THREE CELL PHO NE CO MPANIES IN IRAQ CO NTINUE TO SIGN
UP NEW SUBSCRIBERS . CURRENTLY , IN MOSUL , SULAYMANIYAH , AND
KIRKUK THERE ARE 117 , 000 SUBSCRIBERS. IN BAGHDAD THERE ARE
87 , 000 SUBSCRIBERS ; AND IN BASRA, AL KUT , AMARAH , SAMAWAH ,
AND NASIRIYAH THERE ARE 40 , 000 SUBSCRIBERS .
IN APRIL 2003 , THE IRAQI TELEPHONE SYSTEM WAS CAPABLE
OF PROVIDING SERVICE TO 1 . 1 MILLION CUSTOMERS , BUT THERE
WERE ONLY 833 , 000 ACTIVE SUBSCRIBERS (EXCLUDING THE THREE
NORTHERN GOVERNORATES) . CURRENTLY THERE ARE 705,580 ACTIVE
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN IRAQ. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN IRAQ , INCLUDING THE 244 , 000 CELL
PHONE SUBSCRIBERS, EQUALS 949,580, WHICH IS 14 . 1 PERCENT
GREATER THAN THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE SUBSCRIBERS PRE-WAR .
THE PENETRATION RATE (THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE LANOLINE
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION) IS
2.7 PERCENT (USING AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 25.9
MILLION) . THE TELEDENSITY RATE IN IRAQ (ALL SUBSCRIBERS
WITH A TELEPHONE) IS 3 . 7 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION.
CPA HAS REPAIRED 18 TELEPHONE SWITCHES SINCE MAY 2003
WITH FULL SUPPORTING SERVICE (OFFICE SPACE , POWER , FIBER
TRANSMISSION CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SWITCHES , SECURITY) .
FOUR SWITCHES ARE STILL INOPERABLE (OUT OF 203 TOTAL) . THE
FOLLOWING CHART SHOWS THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL,
INOPERABLE , AND REPAIRED TELEPHONE SWITCHES IN IRAQ
(EXCLUDING THE THREE NORTHERN GOVERNORATES) .
PROVIDE FOOD .SECURITY FOR ALL IRAQIS
5 . (SBU) CPA TASKS : ENHANCE CAPACITY OF MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE ; ASSURE SUPPLY OF INPUTS; STRENGTHEN RESEARCH
SYSTEM ; ENSURE ADEQUATE STOCKS FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM (PDS) ; MONITOR FOOD SECURITY ; HAND OVER
ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM IN THE NORTH ; INITIATE REFORM OF
RATIONS BASKET ; ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
THE FOLLOWING CHART SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF ESTIMATED
REQUIREMENTS ON HAND OF STOCKS FOR THE 12 PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION GOODS THAT IRAQIS RECEIVE UNDER THE PDS UNTIL

THE END OF MAY . THE PERCENTAGE OF ESTIMATED REQUIREMENTS
IS BROKEN DOWN INTO OPENING STOCKS (AMOUNT ON HAND) ,
SCHEDULED ARRIVALS UNDER EXISTING CONTRACTS FROM THE OIL
FOR FOOD PROGRAM , SCHEDULED ARRIVALS OF GOODS FROM
CONTRACTS ARRANGED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRADE (MOT) , AND
SCHEDULED ARRIVALS OF GOODS FROM NEW CONTRACTS ARRANGED BY
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) . THE PDS STOCKS IN THE
FOLLOWING CHART ARE CALCULATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THREE
MONTHSQ (MARCH - MAY) ESTIMATED DEMAND , PLUS A ONE-MONTH
BUFFER STOCK (CPA GOAL BY MAY) . HAVING 100 PERCENT OF EACH
COMMODITY WILL ENSURE THAT THE FOOD RATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
THROUGH MAY , INCLUDING AT LEAST A ONE-MONTH BUFFER STOCK
FOR EACH COMMODITY.
CPA PROJECTS THAT NO FOOD SHORTAGES WILL OCCUR IN THE
APRIL AND MAY RATIONS GIVEN THE NEW PROCUREMENTS OF FOOD
BASKET COMMODITIES BY BOTH WFP AND MOT, INCLUDING
ACCELERATED DELIVERY SCHEDULES FOR THE COMMODITIES WHERE
STOCKS HAVE BEEN LOW.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE 1 ,654 CONFIRMED CONTRACTS FOR
2 , 102,000 TONS OF PDS SUPPLIES. ONLY 267 CONTRACTS, FOR
603 , 000 TONS OF SUPPLIES, ARE UNCONFIRMED (14 PERCENT OF
ALL CONTRACTS).
IMPROVE QUALITY AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
6. (SBU) CPA TASKS : DEVELOP HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS,
MANAGEMENT , AND INFRASTRUCTURE ; TRAIN HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS' ; SECURE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH ;
PHARMACEUTICALS LOGISTIC SUPPORT ; STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTHQS NEW ARABIC-ENGLISH WEBSITE
WWW.MOHIRAQ . ORG IS ONLINE. A BAGHDAD-BASED COMPANY
DESIGNED AND IS HOSTING THE SITE. PLANS ARE IN DEVELOPMENT
TO IMPLEMENT A SECOND STAGE THAT WILL HELP GATHER AND
MANAGE HEALTH INFORMATION VIA WEB-BASED DATABASES .
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TOMMY G.
THOMPSON , BEGAN A THREE-DAY VISIT TO THE REGION ON FEBRUARY
27. SECRETARY THOMPSONQS STAY INCLUDED VISITS IN IRAQ TO
THE 31ST COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL AND THE WOMENQS HEALTH
CARE CENTER AT AL-WAYAITH HOSPITAL , AS WELL AS TO THE KING
HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER IN AMMAN , JORDAN.
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 100
IRAQI PHYSICIANS AND NURSES IN EGYPT PARTICIPATING IN A
FOUR-WEEK TRILATERAL MEDICAL TRAINING PROGRAM INVOLVING

IRAQ, JAPAN, AND EGYPT . THESE PHYSICIANS AND NURSES WILL
BE UPDATING THEIR SKILLS IN INTENSIVE CARE PRACTICES ,
NURSING PROCEDURES , AND ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY .
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS FINALIZING PLANS TO INTRODUCE
A PROGRAM TO FORTIFY WHEAT FLOUR WITH IRON AND FOLIC ACID
TO REDUCE IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY
IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE . ANEMIA FROM INADEQUATE
INTAKES OF IRON IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN ALL COUNTRIES IN THE
MIDDLE EAST . ANEMIA IN CHILDREN IMPAIRS BOTH PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL DEVELOPMENT . ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY CONTRIBUTES TO
MATERNAL MORTALITY AND POOR PREGNANCY OUTCOME .
IMPROVE QUALITY AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION
7. (SBU) CPA TASKS: REORGANIZE AND STAFF THE MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION ; REHABILITATE SCHOOL .BUILDINGS AND BUILD NEW
SCHOOLS ; ADVANCE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON CURRICULUM REFORM;
CONTINUE AND EXPAND TEACHER TRAINING
THE EDUCATION MINISTER HOSTED UNICEF , UNESCO, THE WORLD
BANK, AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN AMMAN TO FACILITATE DONOR
COORDINATION TO THE EDUCATION MINISTRY.
CPA COORDINATED THE REVIEW AND EDITING OF 48 PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY MATH AND SCIENCE TEXTBOOK TITLES . USAID AND
UNESCO PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 8. 7 MILLION
TEXTBOOKS. THE TEXTBOOK DISTRIBUTION PROVIDED ONE BOOK FOR
EVERY TWO STUDENTS.
IMPROVE QUALITY AND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
8. (SBU) CPA TASKS: OVERSEE THE BASIC ADMINISTRATIVE
FUNCTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS; REFORM AND
RECONSTRUCT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ; REINTEGRATE THE
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE NORTH WITH THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY; REINTEGRATE IRAQI STUDENTS , SCHOLARS , AND
SCIENTISTS INTO THE BROADER INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY ; LAUNCH
A REVIEW AND REFORM OF THE CURRICULUM IN ALL DISCIPLINES ;
PROVIDE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
THE BURPEE SEED COMPANY SHIPPED OVER 4 , 000 POUNDS OF
VEGETABLE SEEDS AS A DONATION TO IRAQI AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGES .

THE KUWAIT PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR APPLIED EDUCATION AND
TRAINING (PAAET) , THROUGH THE KUWAIT HUMANITARIAN OPERATION
CENTER , AN AGENCY OF THE KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTRY , HAS
DELIVERED 300 , 000 TECHNICAL TEXTBOOKS TO IRAQ 42 TECHNICAL
INSTITUTES AND COLLEGES.
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RESTORE ECONOMICALLY Q STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
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9. (SBU) CPA TASKS : ENABLE IRAQI CIVIL AVIATION TO
PREPARE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AVIATION AND CARGO
SERVICE; ENABLE IRAQI PORT AUTHORITY (IPA) TO ADMINISTER A
PORT OF CALL WITH INTERMODAL CAPABILITIES AND INLAND
CONTAINER DISTRIBUTION; ENABLE IRAQI RAILROAD RAILWAYS
(IRR) TO PROVIDE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT CAPABILITIES ; REFORM CIVIL SERVICE AT MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORTATION
ON FEBRUARY 29, 2004 , TECHNICIANS FROM BECHTEL, THE
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) , AND THE
IRAQI CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (CAA) INSTALLED THE VERY
SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL (VSAT) TO IMPROVE VOICE AND DATA
LINKAGE BETWEEN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT IN AR
RUTBAH , IN WESTERN IRAQ . THIS IS THE LAST OF 7 VSAT SITES
TO BE I NSTALLED IN IRAQ, WHICH PROVIDE THE BACKBONE FOR
COMMUNICATING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INFORMATION THROUGHOUT
IRAQ.
RECONSTITUTE OIL INFRASTRUCTURE
10. (SBU) CPA TASKS: PRODUCTION/EXPORTS; PRODUCT SUPPLY;
SECURITY ; STRUCTURAL REFORM
CPA AND CJTF-7 HAVE CONDUCTED A LIMITED CONSUMER PRICE
SURVEY OF THE FOUR FUEL ITEMS IN IRAQ OVER THE PAST TWO
MONTHS . THE SURVEY INCLUDED DATA ON MARKET PRICES , STATE
STORE PRICES , AND THE NATIONALLY MANDATED PRICES FOR
DIESEL , KEROSENE , LPG , AND GASOLINE FROM 19 CITIES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY . ALTHOUGH THERE IS MUCH VOLATILITY
IN THE DATA , THE MARKET PRICES FOR EACH ITEM ARE GENERALLY
FOUR TO TEN TIMES GREATER THAN THE COMPARABLE STATE STORE
PRICES . THE STATE STORE PRICES FOR EACH ITEM RANGE FROM
EQUALITY TO TWICE AS MUCH AS THE NATIONALLY MANDATED

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PRICES. THIS SURVEY IS BY NO MEANS COMPREHENSIVE, BUT
RATHER PROVIDES SOME BASIC PRICE INFORMATION O N FUEL IN
IRAQ.
THE GRAPH BELOW SHOWS THE DAILY CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION IN
IRAQ OVER THE PAST NINE MONTHS . THE DASHED BLACK LINE IS
THE CURRENT PRODUCTION TARGET GOAL OF 2 MILLION BARRELS PER
DAY (MBPD) . FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28 Q MARCH 5 , THE
ESTIMATED AVERAGE TOTAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION WAS 2 . 5 MBPD
( 2 MBPD IN THE SOUTH AND 0 . 5 MBPD IN THE NORTH) . THE
AVERAGE CRUDE OIL EXPORT FOR THE PAST 30 DAYS WAS 1. 58
MBPD . THE AVERAGE PRICE RECEIVED FOR CRUDE OIL EXPORTS
THIS YEAR IS APPROXIMATELY $27 PER BARREL.
THE CHART BELOW SHOWS THE DAYS OF SUPPLY ON HAND AS OF
MARCH 5 FOR EACH OF THE FOUR MAIN FUEL PRODUCTS IN IRAQ .
CPAQS GOAL REMAINS TO HAVE 15 DAYS OF SUPPLY (DOS) ON HAND
FOR EACH FUEL SOURCE IN EVERY REGION , ALTHOUGH THIS GOAL IS
UNATTAINABLE FOR LPG IN BAGHDAD AND SOUTH CENTRAL , AND FOR
GASOLINE IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONS BECAUSE OF
INSUFFICIENT STORAGE CAPACITY. THIS WEEK , ONLY LPG IN THE
SOUTH MEETS THE 15 DOS TARGET .
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