Power System Highlights for January 10, 2004

Power System Highlights for January 10, 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: On Friday, January 9, 2004, a helicopter struck the Mosul-Baiji 400 Kv transmission line. There were no fatalities. The line is damaged, at least one tower is down, and the ability to transfer power from the North to the South is reduced. Repairs are underway. It was disclosed, as a result of recent repairs to the damaged North-South 400 Kv transmission lines from Baiji and Kirkuk in the North to Baghdad, some sections of the repair replaced only one of the two conductors required to carry full load. This issue will reduce power transfer capacity on both of these lines until proper conductor is installed. Generation: Daily System peak on 9 Jan – 3,687Mw. Daily system Demand on 9 Jan – 5,562 Mw (Estimated) (3687 Actual Generation, + 1550 Load Shed, + 325 Corrected Frequency, = 5562) Total generation – 82,468Mwh Imported power - Power from Syria (0Mw) and Turkey (80Mw) included in System Peak Generators Returned to Service 110 Mw Qudis 2, NG 110 Mw Generators Unscheduled Out of Service as of 9 JAN 04 833 Mw Dibis 3 SP, tripped due to feed water pump problem 8 Mw Baiji 5, SP, Forced Outage (No ECD) 100 Mw * Baiji 3, SP, tripped 1/9 100 Mw Daura 4, 12/31, Vibration in bearings 100 Mw * South Baghdad 4, Boiler Leak 30 Mw South Baghdad 2, A/H 30 Mw Mussaibe 2, SP, Hydrogen Seals 200 Mw Baiji 2, NG, Lubricating oil leak 60 Mw Mosil 1, NG, Rotor Defect 15 Mw Mosil 2, NG, Servo problem 15 Mw Mosil 9, NG, Rotor Defect 15 Mw Old Mulla 1,NG, Acc Gear 15 Mw Old Mulla 2, NG, Servo and Circuit breaker problem 15 Mw Old Mulla 6, NG, Accessory Gear 15 Mw New Mulla 6, NG, Generator Defect 30 Mw Taji 3, NG, Compressor 15 Mw Taji 4, NG, Turbine problem 15 Mw * Taji 6, NG, Air leak 15 Mw Taji Mobile, 2, NG, Software problem 10 Mw * Doura 4, NG, Circuit Breaker 25 Mw Shuaiba 1, NG, Stand By 5 Mw * RED – Denotes out of service since last report Generators Scheduled Out of Service as of 9 JAN 04 1009 Mw 2 Thermal units off-line for rehabilitation ------------------------------------------------ 200 Mw Daura 5 and 6 200 Mw – ECD May 2004 6 Thermal units in programmed maintenance ----------------------------------------- 531 Mw Dibis 1 8 Mw – ECD Jan 25 Dibis 3 8 Mw – ECD Feb15 Baiji 2 100 Mw – ECD Feb 29 Baiji 6 100 Mw – ECD Jan 19 South Baghdad 5 35 Mw – ECD Jan 15 Nassirya 4 130 Mw – ECD Feb15 Hartha 4 150 Mw – ECD slipped to Jan 23 6 Gas Turbine units off-line for rehabilitation ---------------------------------------------123 Mw Dibis 4, 5, 18 Mw Old Mulla 12 15 Mw Taji 7 15 Mw Daura 3 20 Mw Khor Zubayr 4 55 Mw 5 Gas Turbine units in programmed maintenance---------------------------------------155 Mw Mosil 3 15 Mw Old Mulla 5,7 30 Mw New Mulla 4, 5 60 Mw (#5 ECD Mar 31) Najaf 2 50 Mw (ECD Apr 30) Transmission: Countrywide, Iraq’s electrical output continues to be constrained by damaged transmission and distribution lines. The lines have come down due to sabotage and bad weather. Downed transmission lines increase the probability for complete nationwide blackout by reducing system contingency and causing mechanical damage at power plants. This may cause further temporary blackouts, which have already directly resulted in 1) impacted refineries causing reduced fuel flow to power plants and a subsequent reduction in power supply, and 2) damages in the power plants due to undercurrent causing units to come off-line for unscheduled maintenance. Transmission Lines out of service: 400KV Nassiriya-Khor Zubayr – ECD May 1 Haditha-Baghdad West – ECD slipped from Jan 24 to Feb 29 Haditha-Qarna – Wasit – ECD slipped from Jan 12 to Jan 31 Baghdad South – Qadisseya – ECD Jan 20 Baiji - Baghdad West #1 – ECD Jan 24 New line - Baghdad East-Baghdad South #2 – ECD Jan 23 Haditha – Qaim – no funding Baiji – Haditha – no funding/no contractor Diyala Connection – ECD April 30 132KV Mosul – Mosul East is sabotaged Shuwaiba-Toba-Hamar– ECD Dec 30, (delay due to material shortage) Baghdad West – Jamia – ECD TBD Omara-Burzegan – Sabotaged. ECD March 2004 Temim- Tuz – ECD TBD Nejibiya – Hartha ECD TBD Lines Returned to service: None reported today LEGEND OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWER SOURCE NG: NATURAL GAS SP: STEAM POWER – These plants use either fuel oil or crude in burners HYDRO: WATER POWER Data compiled and reported by: LTC Tharnell M. Thomas CENTCOM LNO CPA Ministry of Electricity thomast2orha.centcom.mil Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 4