DAILY POWER SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH 24, 2004

The CPA Electricity Advisor issues this report to note significant events or conditions of interest in the power sector. The basic daily data on the power system is available on the CPA web site.

HIGHLIGHTS:
We will continue to see decreased power as we enter into the spring maintenance period. Sabotage will continue to have unanticipated and detrimental effects on power output.

Generation:
Peak Power 4017Mw, 86,790Mw hours, 7-day Avg. 4141Mw

Generators Returned to Service: 135 Mw
Baiji 4, SP 90 Mw
South Baghdad 5 30 Mw
Mosil 8 15 Mw

Generators Unscheduled Out of Service (21) 656 Mw
PLANT

Type
SP, CP, RP, HP
Fault
Mw
* Dibis 2
SP
Natural Gas Pressure Low
8
Dibis 3
SP
Feed water pump
8
South Baghdad 4
SP
Boiler Leak
30
Nassirya 4
SP
Turbine
125
Najebia 4
SP
Oil Leak
90
* Baiji 2
CP
Testing
110
Mosil 1
CP
Rotor Defect
15
Mosil 9
CP
Rotor Defect
15
Mosil 11
CP
Hydraulic Pressure
15
* Dibis 5
CP
Natural Gas Pressure Low
30
* Dibis 6
CP
Natural Gas Pressure Low
30
Old Mulla 1
CP
Acc Gear
15
Old Mulla 2
CP
Servo
15
Old Mulla 5
CP
Inlet Valve
15
*Old Mulla 6
CP
High Exhaust Temp
15
Old Mulla 8
CP
Vibrations
15
Old Mulla 9,10
CP
Transformer damage
30
New Mulla 6
CP
Generator Defect
30
Taji 3,
CP
Compressor
15
Taji 4
CP
Control card
15
Taji Mobile, 2
CP
Software problem
15
* RED – Denotes out of service since last report
Generators Scheduled Out of Service (21) 1468 Mw
PLANT

Type
SP/NG
Prog. Maintenance(M) / Rehab (R)
Maint.
Org.
Date out-of -service
Est. In-service Date
Mw
Baiji 1
SP
M
TBD
21 Mar 04
21 May
100
Baiji 3
SP
M
Bechtel
29 Feb 04
1 May
100
Dibis 4
SP
M
ME
15 Mar 04
30 Apr
8
Doura 2
CP
M
ME
21 Feb 04
15 May
20
Doura 3
CP
R
TBD
1 Mar 03

20
Doura 4
SP
M
ME
2 Feb 04
20 Apr
65
Doura 5
SP
R
Bechtel
Jul 03
30 May
100
Doura 6
SP
R
Bechtel
Jul 03
30 Jun
100
Dibis 4
CP
R
GRD/RIE
Sep 03
1 Sep
110
Hartha 1
SP
M
ME
22 Mar 04
23 May
100
Khor Zubayr 2
CP
M
GRD/RIE
15 Mar 04
21 May
50
Mosil 2
CP
M
ME
21 Mar 04
TBD
15
Mussaibe 2
SP
M
ME
28 Feb 04
28 Apr
200
Mussaibe 4
SP
M
ME
7 Feb 04
15 May
200
Nassirya 2
SP
M
ME
9 Mar 04
15 Apr
150
Old Mulla 12
CP
R
GRD/RIE
1 Oct 03
15 May
15
Shuaiba 1
CP
M
ME
14 Feb 04
31 May
20
South Baghdad 1
SP
M
ME
12 Feb 04
12 Apr
30
South Baghdad 2
SP
M
ME
12 Feb 04
12 Apr
30
South Baghdad 3
SP
R
ME
18 Mar 04
18 May
20
Taji 7
CP
R
GRD/RIE
1 Oct 03
15 May
15
LEGEND OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWER SOURCE
SP: STEAM POWER – These plants use either fuel oil or crude in burners
CP: COMBUSTION POWER
RP: RECIPROCATING POWER
HP: HYDRO POWER

Transmission:
LINE

Kv
Fault
Maint.
Org.
Date out-of -service
Est. In-service Date
Comments
Nassiriya-Khor Zubayr
400
Sabotage
Bechtel

26 May
102 towers complete/212req’d
Haditha-Baghd West
400
Sabotage
GRD/RIE

15 Apr
246 towers complete/246 req’d
Hartha-Qut – Wasit
400
Sabotage
GRD/RIE

Complete
297 towers complete/297 req’d
Baiji - Baghd West #1
400
Sabotage
GRD/RIE

31 Mar
68 towers complete/68 req’d
Baghd E.-Baghd S. #2
400
New Line
GRD/RIE

Complete
81 towers complete/81req’d
Haditha – Qaim
400
Sabotage
GRD-RIE

TBD
No contract awarded
Baiji – Haditha
400
Sabotage
Bechtel

TBD
No contract awarded
Diyala Connection
400
New Line
ME

30 May

Dibis/Irbil-Quarqush
132
New Line
GRD/RIE

15 May

Dibis to Old Kirkuk
132
Reconductor
GRD-RIE

15 Jun
Bids for work under evaluation
Mosul – Mosul East
132
Sabotage
ME

TBD

Shuwaiba-Toba-Hamar
132
Sabotage
ME

Complete
44 towers complete/44 req’d
Samediya – New Baghdad
132
Reconductor
GRD-RIE

15 Jun
Bids for work under evaluation
Jazair to Yarmook
132
Reconductor
GRD-RIE

15 Jun
Bids for work under evaluation
Baghd West – Jamia
132
Sabotage
ME

TBD

Al Amarah-Burzulgan
132
Looting
GRD-RIE

15 Jun
26 towers complete /126 req’d
Temim- Tuz
132
Sabotage
ME

TBD

Nejibiya – Hartha
132
Sabotage
ME

TBD

Lines Returned to service: None reported today
Distribution:
Report Date -24 MARCH 2004
Power transferred from North to Middle 780 MW.
Power transferred from South to Middle 70 MW.

GOVERNORATE
Peak Load MW
MWH
Average Load MW
Baghdad
1370
28355
1452
Duhok
82
1904
109
Naynawa
330
8495
485
Tamim
135
3643
201
Salah Aldeen
210
5165
267
Anbar
225
4932
259
Dyala
124
2605
139
Babil
95
2696
143
Kirbala
98
2265
113
Najaf
114
2702
129
Kadsya
60
1576
83
Wasit
95
2168
124
Muthana
65
1447
72
Nasirya
120
2792
131
Misan
66
1568
76
Basra
300
6226
259

Data compiled and reported by:
LTC Tharnell M. Thomas
CENTCOM LNO CPA Ministry of Electricity
thomast2orha.centcom.mil
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