Power System Highlights for Saturday, December 27, 2003

Power System Highlights for Saturday, December 27, 2003 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: Contract signed with Turkey to purchase an additional 100 Mw of power. This additional power will bring the total from Turkey to 170 Mw. Contract signed with General Electric to rehabilitate 5 generators at Mosul East. Work scheduled to begin December 29, estimated duration of job 35 days. Transmission Line Baghdad East – Kirkuk,, 400Kv line tripped, sabotage confirmed, insulator string damaged by gunfire, rain caused flashover and line trip. Climbing ladder bars removed from tower, which is in a remote location with difficult terrain. Loss of this link severely limits the network ability to transfer power from the North to the Center and Baghdad areas. Repair is in process but requires equipment to be taken in to the site. Outage causing shortage of power in Central and Baghdad areas. Generation: Daily System peak on 26 Dec – 3,307Mw. Daily system Demand on 26 Dec – 5,478 Mw (Estimated) (3307, Actual Generation + 1880, Load Shed + 291, Corrected Frequency = 5478) Total generation – 75,493Mwh Imported power - Power from Syria and Turkey included in System Peak Generators Returned to Service Generators Unscheduled Out of Service as of 26 DEC 03 817 Mw Dibis 3 tripped due to feed water pump problem --------------------------- 8 Mw Baiji 2 High bearing temperatures---------------------------------------------100 Mw South Baghdad # 1,3,4 out due to boiler leaks ---------------------------- 75 Mw Old Mulla 1 Gas Turbine - Gas control-----------------------------------------15 Mw Old Mulla 2 Gas Turbine – Servo and Circuit breaker problem --------15 Mw Old Mulla 6 Gas Turbine Accessary Gear ----------------------------------- 15 Mw Old Mulla 9 Synchronization ------------------------------------------------------15 Mw New Mulla 4 Cooling Pump out---------------------------------------------------30 Mw New Mulla 6 GT Assorted parts require replacement-------------------- 30 Mw Taji 4 GT Turbine problem ---------------------------------------------------- 15 Mw Taji 3 GT Compressor blades damaged----------------------------------- 15 Mw Taji Mobile 1 and 2 software problem -------------------------------------- 10 Mw Baiji 2 GT oil leak ----------------------------------------------------------------- 159 Mw Mogul 1 GT Rotor defect --------------------------------------------------------- 15 Mw Shuaiba 2 GT vibration trip at 0304 Dec 13 -----------------------------------10 Mw Mussaibe 2 Seal, high pressure-------------------------------------------------200 Mw Najebia 5, Lubricating oil leak ---------------------------------------------------- 90Mw Generators Scheduled Out of Service as of 26 DEC 03 1317 Mw 3 Thermal units off-line for rehabilitation --------------------------------- 285 Mw Baiji 5 – 85 Mw - ECD Jan 2004 Dora 5 and 6 – 200 Mw – ECD May 2004 9 Thermal units in programmed maintenance -------------------------- 778 Mw Dibis 1 – 8 Mw – ECD Jan 25 Baiji 6 -100 Mw – ECD Jan 19 South Baghdad 5 35 Mw – ECD Jan 15 South Baghdad 6 35 Mw – ECD Dec 26 Old Mulla 5,7 30 Mw - TBD Mussaibe 3 200 Mw – ECD Dec 21 (Not Complete yet) Nassirya 3 130 Mw – ECD Feb 04 Najebia 4 90 Mw – ECD Dec 22 (Not Complete yet) Hartha 4 150 Mw – ECD Dec 23 (Not Complete yet) 7 Gas Turbine units off-line for rehabilitation ------------------------------129 Mw Dibis 4, 5, 6 24 Mw Old Mulla 12 15 Mw Taji 7 15 Mw Doura 3 20 Mw Khor Zubayr 4 55 Mw 5 units in programmed maintenance----------------- -----------------------125 Mw Mosil 3 15 Mw Old Mulla 5,7 30 Mw New Mulla 3 30 Mw Najaf 2 50 Mw 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 Haditha-Baghdad West –ECD slipped from Jan 24 to Feb 29 Haditha-Qarna – Wasit – ECD slipped from Jan 12 to Jan 24 Baghdad South – Qadisseya – ECD Jan 20 Baiji - Baghdad West #1 – ECD Jan 20 New line - Baghdad East-Baghdad South #2 – ECD Jan 23 Babil-Qadisiyah (collapsed towers/stolen conductors ECD 20 JAN) Haditha – Qaim – no funding Baiji – Haditha – no funding/no contractor Baghdad East Autotransformer #4- need oil –finish 3 weeks after oil arrives Baghdad East - Kirkuk, sabotage, No ECD reported 132KV Mosul – Mosul East is sabotaged Musalla – Rumala 132 Kv line still being sabotaged – 4 more towers down – now total of 7. This line ties the South generation to the North Muthena GPS – Dour - ECD Dec 28 Shuwaiba-Toba-Hamar– ECD Dec 30, delay due to material shortage Baghdad West – Faluja, tripped No ECD Omara-Burzegan – Sabotaged. ECD March 2004 Lines Returned to service: None reported today Page PAGE 3 of NUMPAGES 3