Power System Highlights for January 21, 2004

Power System Highlights for January 21, 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: Generation: The Baiji-Baghdad West #2, 400 Kv Transmission Line, was out of service yesterday to add a second conductor to the line. The line was out for approx. 8 hours and the second conductor installed. The line is fully operational now. Daily System peak on 20 Jan – 3,910Mw. Daily system Demand on 20 Jan – 5,806 Mw (Estimated) (3910 Actual Generation, + 1650 Load Shed, + 246 Corrected Frequency, = 5806) Total generation – 82,427Mwh Imported power - Power from Syria (60Mw) and Turkey (82Mw) included in System Peak Generators Returned to Service 105MW Qudis, 1, 35Mw Mosil 6 15Mw Taji 4 15Mw Khor Zubayr, 1 40Mw Generators Unscheduled Out of Service as of 20 JAN 04 671 Mw Dibis 2, SP, Boiler Leak 8Mw *Dibis 4, SP, Boiler Leak 8Mw *Baiji 3, SP, Low air flow 100Mw Baiji 5, SP, Forced Outage (No ECD) 100Mw Daura 4, SP, Rotor repair 100Mw South Baghdad 2, SP, Air heater defect 30Mw South Baghdad 3, SP, Flue gas leak 20Mw South Baghdad 4, SP, Boiler Leak 30Mw Baiji 2, NG, Lubricating oil leak from bearing 60Mw Mosil 1, NG, Rotor Defect 15Mw Mosil 2, NG, Servo problem 15Mw Mosil 9, NG, Rotor Defect 15Mw Old Mulla 1,NG, Acc Gear 15Mw Old Mulla 2, NG, Servo and Circuit breaker problem 15Mw New Mulla 6, NG, Generator Defect 30Mw Taji 3, NG, Compressor 15Mw * Taji 5, NG, Hydraulic Pressure low 15Mw Taji Mobile, 2, NG, Software problem 10Mw *Hilla 1, NG, Engine Bearing 20Mw Khor Zubayr, 2, NG, Gas valve 40Mw Shuaiba 1, NG, Gas Turbine Leak 5Mw Shuaiba 2, NG, Gas Turbine Leak 5Mw * RED – Denotes out of service since last report Generators Scheduled Out of Service as of 20 JAN 04 1056 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 ----------------------------------------- 523 Mw Dibis 3 8 Mw – ECD Feb15 Baiji 2 100 Mw – ECD Mar 04 Baiji 6 100 Mw – ECD Slipped TBD South Baghdad 5 35 Mw – ECD Slipped TBD Nassirya 4 130 Mw – ECD Jan 28 Hartha 4 150 Mw – ECD slipped to Jan 23 6 Gas Turbine units off-line for rehabilitation ---------------------------------------------173 Mw Dibis 4, 9 Mw - ECD Mar 30 Dibis 5 9 Mw – ECD Jan 29 Old Mulla 12 15 Mw Taji 7 15 Mw Daura 3 20 Mw Khor Zubayr 4 55 Mw – ECD Jan 31 Najaf 2 50 Mw - ECD Jan 25 5 Gas Turbine units in programmed maintenance--------------------------------------- 160 Mw Mosil 3 15 Mw Old Mulla 5 15 Mw Old Mulla 10 15 Mw New Mulla 4, 5 60 Mw (#5 ECD Mar 31) Khor Zubayr 3 55 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 Nassiriya-Khor Zubayr – ECD May 1 Haditha-Baghdad West – ECD slipped from Jan 24 to Mar 15 Hartha-Qarna – Wasit – ECD slipped to Feb 29 Baghdad South – Qadisseya – ECD Jan 20 Baiji - Baghdad West #1 – ECD Feb 10 New line - Baghdad East-Baghdad South #2 – ECD Feb 4 Haditha – Qaim – no funding Baiji – Haditha – no funding/no contractor Diyala Connection – ECD April 30 Baiji – Mosul #1 – ECD Jan 24 132KV Shuwaiba-Toba-Hamar– ECD Jan 30 Omara-Burzegan – Sabotaged. ECD March 2004 Nejibiya – Hartha Work Complete on one line, one remaining Bab- Al Zubair – ECD TBD Shuwaiba – Bab Al Zubayr 1+2, ECD TBD SST – Um Qsr ECD TBD Lines Returned to service: Baiji-Baghdad West #2, 400 Kv 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 3