Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services

Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services January 31 - February 6, 2004 HIGHLIGHTS -- 25 Iraqi Fulbright scholars leave for Washington this week and will meet with President Bush and Secretary Powell. -- In a recent poll, respondents said the average daily availability of water in November was one hour above pre-war levels, and the average daily availability of electricity was more than three hours above pre-war levels. I. Provide Electricity Services that Meet National Needs Improve generating capacity to 6000MW by July 1, 2004; Fully implement policy on allocation of electrical power; Publish draft of long term strategy; Minimize Sabotage and Improve Security The seven-day average (January 31 - February 6) of peak electricity production was 3919 MW. On January 31, peak production hit a high point of 4214 MW for the reporting period: Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, 7 February 04 During the reporting period, nine (400 kV) transmission lines and seven (132 kV) transmission lines continued to be out of service. The seven-day average (January 31 - February 6) production of electrical energy was 87,923 MWh per day, an increase of 1.9 percent over the previous week: Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, 7 February 04 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 averaged 21 percent of total power consumption, the Central region averaged 61 percent, and the South averaged 18 percent. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, 7 February 04 As of February 6, 758 MW (20 generators) of generating capacity was on forced (unplanned) outage, and 874 MW (18 generators) was on scheduled outage. The Ministry of Electricity returned two generators to service during the reporting period. II. Reconstruct Communications and Postal Systems Build Iraq’s 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 use Since May 2003, CPA has reinstated telephone service for 52,300 subscribers, and continues to make progress in restoring service to customers, especially in Baghdad. The following chart shows the number of active subscribers in April 2003, the current number of active subscribers, the number of subscribers reinstated since May 2003, and the number of formerly active subscribers who remain without service (excluding the three Northern governorates): Source: CPA Senior Advisor to the Minister of Communications Iraqi Telephone and Postal Company [ITPC] 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 635,000 active telephone subscribers in Iraq. The penetration rate (the number of active telephone subscribers as a percentage of the population) is 2.5 percent (using an estimated population of 25.9 million). The following chart shows the percentage of operational telephone subscribers compared to the number of active subscribers in April 2003: Source: CPA Senior Advisor to the Minister of Communications Iraqi Telephone and Postal Company [ITPC] CPA has repaired 16 telephone switches since May 2003 with full supporting service (office space, power, fiber transmission connections to other switches, security). Six 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 for all the following data). Source: CPA Senior Advisor to the Minister of Communications Iraqi Telephone and Postal Company [ITPC] 263 Post Offices were restored and are now operational. Estimated daily mail volume at the Central Post Office is 1,000 pieces a day. CPA completed the assignment of 10,000 radio frequencies for the Iraqi police forces. Radio distribution will take place before April 1, 2004. III. Improve Quality and Access to Housing Increase financing, housing supply, and private ownership; Establish and train Ministry; Repair roads and bridges The Ministry of Housing and Construction continues to work with the Ministry of Justice in completing the short-term construction requirements for prisons. Five employees will attend a prison tour in Spain from February 14-20. The housing shortage is estimated at 1.4 million units. The 2004 budget will fund two new projects of 504 apartments each. Three low-income housing projects (1,320 apartments) are underway with 2003 Iraqi budget funds. CPA made a special allocation of $100 million for additional housing projects (13 apartment buildings with 504 apartments each) and $30 million in mortgage banking funds. Bids on the contracts opened on January 10 and are in progress. CPA completed 23 road and bridge projects, and 112 projects are underway. CPA contractor Bechtel will finish the south span of the Al Mat Bridge on February 9, allowing one lane of traffic in each direction. IV. Improve Quality and Access to Healthcare Develop health care organizations, management, and infrastructure; Train health care professionals; Secure system; Public health; Pharmaceuticals logistic support; Strategic communications Rehabilitation on 50 of 69 health clinics is complete. Work continues on two clinics in the South (expected completion next week), where 23 of 34 clinics requiring repair were completed. 19 of 27 clinics in Baghdad identified as needing rehabilitation have been completed and all 8 clinics in the North were completed. Seventeen clinic upgrades are awaiting funding. CPA continues to provide more than 600 health clinics with equipment and training for essential primary health care services. CPA coordinated the development of a national plan for dealing with possible cases of pathogenic bird flu in Iraq. V. Improve Quality and Access to Education 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 CPA finalized and printed its situation analysis report: “Education in Iraq: Current Situation and New Perspectives.” The Arabic version will be completed this week. The Minister of Education replaced the interim Director General (DG) for Administration and Finance and the DG for Planning as part of his priority to restructure and re-staff the Ministry and expand management capacity. Both of these new managers are local hires recruited through newspaper ads. The Minister will discuss in his monthly meeting of all education DGs in Iraq on February 7, the proposal for all Governors to host town hall meetings around the Ministry’s philosophy paper that is forming the basis for national dialogue on the shaping of Iraq’s curriculum. 835 secondary school Master Trainers will resume training for approximately 33,000 secondary school teachers and 3,000 administration staff on effective instructional strategies and classroom management during the February mid-term. VI. Improve Quality and Access to Higher Education 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 Twenty-five Iraqi Fulbright scholars leave for Washington this week and will meet with President Bush and Secretary Powell. The Minister of Higher Education continues to reform the administration of the higher education system. For example, the Minister adopted new procedures for the dismissal of university presidents, and set terms for presidential tenure. The Minister is also resolving a dispute over the attempt to close two branch campuses of the University of Al-Anbar in Fallujah. VII. Provide Water Supply, Sewerage and Municipal Services Create viable organization; Restore services to pre-war levels; Municipal Services; CPA is rehabilitating the Sweet Water Canal system in southern Iraq. The project includes work on the canal, its reservoirs, and 14 water treatment plants and pumping stations. Removal of silt from the east-settling reservoir of the Sweet Water Canal is 45 percent complete. The project will restore potable water to the 1.75 million residents of Basra upon completion in July 2004. USAID partner Research Triangle Institute’s (RTI) October-November poll results show that Iraqis viewed electricity and water as among the most effectively delivered services. According to respondents, the average daily availability of water in November was one hour above pre-war levels, and the average daily availability of electricity was more than three hours above pre-war levels. Most respondents agreed that access to basic services had improved, but thought that the services themselves remained insufficient. VIII. Restore Economically – Strategic Transportation Infrastructure 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 After undergoing repairs and sea trials, the dredging ship Saaf Said is preparing to resume dredging next week at Umm Qasr Berths 1 and 2, in order to expedite delivery of wheat shipments. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) finalized details of an over flight contract, pending review by CPA General Counsel. CPA plans to get the contract signed next week in order to begin official billing for over flights. PAGE PAGE 2 Prepared by the Information Management Unit Prepared by the Information Management Unit