Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services — I. Provide Electricity Services that Meet National Needs — 1 تموز 2004 (ESS-6a2c9631) Arabic

Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services February 21-27, 2004 HIGHLIGHTS -- Khawr Al Amaya Offshore Oil Terminal reopened this past week, and an oil tanker is already en route to receive crude oil. This terminal has been out of service since the Iran-Iraq war, and is capable of exporting approximately 200,000 barrels per day. -- The total number of telephone subscribers in Iraq, including the 225,000 cell phone subscribers, equals 919,150, which is 10.4 percent greater than the number of active subscribers pre-war. 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 (February 21-27) of peak electricity production was 4,154 MW, a decrease of 1.1 percent over the previous week. On February 25, peak production hit a high of 4,333 MW during the reporting period. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, February 20, 2004 The seven-day average (February 21-27) production of electrical energy was 90,822 MWh per day, an increase of 0.3 percent over the previous week. On February 26, the production of electrical energy peaked at 91,558 MWh. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, February 20, 2004 The following chart presents the daily electric power consumption broken down among the North, Central (including Baghdad), and South regions. Total power consumption averaged 3,888 MW in Iraq from February 21-27. During the reporting period, the North consumed an average of 965 MW per day, 25 percent of total power consumption. Per day, the Central region consumed 2,186 MW, 56 percent of the total, and the South consumed 737 MW, 19 percent of total electricity consumption during the past week. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, February 20, 2004 As of 27 February, 883 MW (17 generators) of generating capacity was on forced (unplanned) outage, and 831 MW (18 generators) was on scheduled outage. As of February 27, nine (400 kV) transmission lines and seven (132 kV) lines were out of service. SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT LEGEND: GREEN Greater than 16 hours of average daily power AMBER 8 to 16 hours of average daily power RED Less than 8 hours of average daily power WHITE No report The following table shows the percentage change in average daily hours of power (7-day average) by governorate from the previous week (refer to the graphic above for this week’s average daily hours of power). NORTH % Change SOuth % Change South Central % Change Dahuk 0.3% Basra -0.7% Anbar -2.1% Ninawa 1.0% Dhi Qar 0.0% Babil -2.4% Arbil N/A Maysan -3.5% Karbala -7.2% Tamim -2.0% Muthanna -4.5% Najaf -10.4% Diyala -8.6% Qadisiyah 2.3% Sulaymaniyah N/A BAGHDAD Wasit -2.9% Salah Ad Din 4.0% Baghdad -0.5% 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 111,550 subscribers, including 19,750 since last week. CPA 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 post-conflict (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] • The three cell phone companies in Iraq continue to sign up new subscribers. Currently, in Mosul, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk there are 117,000 subscribers. In Baghdad there are 68,000 subscribers; and in Basra, Al Kut, Amarah, Samawah, and Nasiriyah there are 40,000 subscribers. • 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 694,150 active telephone subscribers in Iraq. The total number of telephone subscribers in Iraq, including the 225,000 cell phone subscribers, equals 919,150, which is 10.4 percent greater than the number of active subscribers pre-war. The penetration rate (the number of active landline telephone subscribers as a percentage of the population) is 2.7 percent (using an estimated population of 25.9 million). The teledensity in Iraq (all subscribers with a telephone) is 3.6 percent of the population. The following chart shows the percentage of operational telephone subscribers compared to the number of active subscribers in April 2003. The percentage of active subscribers in Baghdad increased by four percent over last week: Source: CPA Senior Advisor to the Minister of Communications Iraqi Telephone and Postal Company [ITPC] CPA has repaired 18 telephone switches since May 2003 with full supporting service (office space, power, fiber transmission connections to other switches, security). Four 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): Source: CPA Senior Advisor to the Minister of Communications Iraqi Telephone and Postal Company [ITPC] III. Provide Food Security for all Iraqis Enhance capacity of Ministry of Agriculture; Assure supply of inputs; Strengthen research system; Ensure adequate stocks for Public Distribution System (PDS); Monitor food security; Hand over administration of system in the North; Initiate reform of rations basket; Environmental Initiatives The following chart shows the percentage of estimated requirements on hand of stocks for the 12 public distribution goods that Iraqis receive under the PDS until the end of April. The percentage of estimated requirements is broken down into opening stocks (amount on hand), and scheduled arrivals of goods from contracts arranged by the Ministry of Trade (MOT) and the World Food Program (WFP). The PDS stocks in the following chart are calculated as a percentage of three months’ (February - April) estimated demand. Having 100 percent of each commodity will ensure that stocks are available through April. Source: CPA Food Security Team Shortages in the food pipeline for immediate rice distribution are 67 percent of the overall ration requirement this month, but “arrears” will be made up in next month’s distributions. National wheat stocks are slightly below the requirements for April, but MOT is using existing foreign wheat to make up for shortages that occur in national wheat, until such time as the new national wheat harvest is available (June). CPA is also working to accelerate new procurement by the WFP and the MOT to eliminate these shortages. The following chart shows the current PDS stocks and scheduled arrivals as a percentage of total requirements from February until transition on July 1. In addition to the monthly requirements from February through June, requirements for the transition include having the entire month of July on hand, plus an additional three-month buffer stock on hand at the time of transition. Thus, on the chart below, CPA’s goal is 100 percent in each commodity category by July 1. Future procurement plans by WFP and MOT will ensure that these goals are achieved. Source: CPA Food Security Team 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 The Deputy Minister of Health concluded a visit to Japan where he negotiated the Japanese commitment to assist in the recovery of the Iraqi healthcare system. There is broad agreement on an Aide Memoir and the final details are being negotiated. USAID’s Iraqi Health Systems Strengthening Project (IHSS) is working to improve healthcare delivery through regional training programs for medical trainers. IHSS will train 400 trainers by this summer, and will ultimately train 2,500 medical staff in 7 governorates. The Ministry of Health has established a networked data entry system that will allow the input of data on over 3,000 healthcare facilities throughout Iraq. The data entry system includes a networked computer system sharing a common database that allows simultaneous data input from multiple users. 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 The Minister has asked the Provincial Directors General to prepare action plans for their Governorates that are consistent with the Ministry’s Situation Analysis. Governors in five Governorates held public forums to discuss the paper, “A New Outlook for Education in Iraq” being circulated as part of the national dialogue on education. As part of its teachers training and curricular reform priorities, the Ministry offered a seminar this past week for secondary school teachers of English: “Effective English Language Teaching: What Is It?” in cooperation with the British Council. Fourteen teachers from the Baghdad area experienced different types of language-learning activities and discussed practical strategies for applying them to the current textbooks. 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 CPA is continuing the process of capacity building and decentralization in the Ministry of Higher Education and universities. The Council of University Presidents elected a Chair and Vice Chair from among the presidents this past month. This is now a permanent body that should exercise increased authority as the main policy body in higher education. The Council of University Presidents and the Minister decided that the election of student unions nationwide will take place on March 15, 2004. VII. 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 Republic Railways (IRR) to provide domestic and international passenger and freight capabilities; Reform Civil Service at Ministry of Transportation The Iraqi Republic Railway received the first two of six Russian-built large shunting locomotives acquired under the Oil for Food Program, and are preparing them for service. During a video conference with the World Bank, Ministry of Transportation (MoT) presented a $3 million project to integrate existing bus transportation facilities and buses by establishing a dispatch and maintenance management system, and a $2.5 million project to provide continuing education to mid-level ministry managers. In addition, 7 Iraqi MoT staff are currently undergoing World Bank training in contracts, finance, and project management. PAGE PAGE 3 Prepared by the Information Management Unit Prepared by the Information Management Unit Dahuk 80 MW 10 Hrs Baghdad 1300 MW 13 Hrs Arbil 16 Hrs Sulaymaniyah 196 MW 16 Hrs Maysan 55 MW 14 Hrs Dhi Qar 81 MW 13 Hrs Muthanna 39 MW 12 Hrs Wasit 87 MW 12 Hrs Basra 285 MW 24 Hrs Qadisiyah 51 MW 12 Hrs An Najaf 87 MW 12 Hrs Karbala 81 MW 14 Hrs Diyala 85 MW 12 Hrs Salah Ad Din 202 MW 11 Hrs Tamim 137 MW 12 Hrs Ninawa 383 MW 12 Hrs Babil 93 MW 11 Hrs Average Daily Electrical Power Distribution per Governorate as of February 20, 2004 Anbar 183 MW 14 Hrs