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| Army helps boost electricity to Iraqi grid (by 17 MW) |
| 2004-08-11 |
| EFL - interesting because it provides perspective on just what kind of condition Iraq's powere grid was in. Engineers from Iraq and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have breathed new life into a generator near Kirkuk, bringing an additional 17 megawatts of electricity to the country's power grid. The renovation of the generator at the Mullah Abdullah power plant, located 265 km north of Baghdad, is the fifth at the plant to be rehabilitated by Iraqi and Corps engineers... Electricity production in the country averages approximately 4,625 MW, a total that services an estimated 13.9 million Iraqi homes. The demand for electricity in Iraq continues to grow, according to a fact sheet published by the Iraq Ministry of Electricity. "With more than half a million new jobs created, new industries and new factories coming on line and with the sale of thousands of home appliances such as washing machines and air conditioners, Iraq has experienced a rapid increase in electricity demand," the fact sheet reads. "The increase in demand is a good sign of a thriving economy emerging from three decades of isolation. "As demand increases, the Ministry of Electricity will continue to increase the nation's available power," according to the sheet... Since beginning its work in the country nearly a year ago, the Corps has added an additional 1,409 megawatts to the Iraqi national grid. For comaprison here is a link to an article in Power Engineering dated August 26,2002 about an upgate to a turbine in at a facility run by Dayton Power and Light - a small electric utility that services the fifth or six largest metropolis in Ohio. "...DPL Energy operates over 4,600 megawatts of generation capacity..." - almost the same amount as is used in all of Iraq. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |