Administrator’s Weekly Report — Essential Services — 1 شباط 2003 Arabic

Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services 28 September – 11 October 2003 Electricity/Power Electrical Generation Megawatts 1991-2001 3300 May 2003 200 Goal for 9 October 2003 4,400 Goal mid-2004 6,000 2 Week Average 4121 The 4400 MW Program was extended through 9 October to give Ministry of Electricity (MOE) time to prepare for fall maintenance, when power production will be reduced in the short term. Power production peaked at 4,518 MW on October 6, surpassing the 4400 MW goal for the second day. On October 10, MOE began their planned fall maintenance program with plants shutting down units according to a schedule designed to keep peak output above 3500 MW. This program is scheduled to end in time for winter’s cooler months when electricity demand for residential heating increases. The US Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Restore Iraqi Electricity (TF RIE) is implementing 13 generation projects, 9 transmission projects and logistics management project designed to complement CPA and MOE restoration efforts. These projects will repair five 400 KV transmission lines and add 950 MW of new generation. Lights in Baghdad Region February 1, 2003 April 11, 2003 October 1, 2003 Public Works/Sanitation 75% of the rehabilitation of the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works (MoMPW) headquarters is now completed. The MoMPW has accepted the UN Development Group/World Bank Iraq needs assessment and is including its recommendations in its sector report for the Madrid donors’ conference. Negotiations were successfully concluded over costs of labor and materials between the MoMPW and contractors working on 50 water supply and sewerage improvement projects. Water Resources Irrigation Canals km (estimate) Total Irrigation Canals in Iraq 27,000 Canals in need of clearance May 2003 20,000 Canals cleared as of 27 Sept 14,500 Canals being cleared per week 500 The Minister of Water Resources (MWR), a delegation of engineers, and CPA advisors visited the northern area of Iraq to assess large dams at Dokan and Derbend-i Kahn, as well as proposed project sites. The MWR has completed training for 800 Facilities Protection Service officers to protect all 26 dam sites in Baghdad and four sites in Diyala Governorate (these are about 40% of the total officers needed). Two Iraqi engineers are working in California with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a reservoir simulation model of the Tigris-Euphrates System. When they return in mid November, they will field test the model and train other Ministry Employees. Health The Ministry of Health (MoH) hosted the Second General Conference of the Medical Directorates in Baghdad on October 8 and 9, with representatives from all Iraqi governorates. The conference focused on financial and budget matters, introduced new salary scales for MoH personnel, and provided discussions on preventive medicine and primary health center issues. MoH staff are helping 17 children from across Iraq receive specialized medical care in Germany. They were medivaced by the US Air Force from Baghdad on October 5 to Ramstein Air Base. Working with the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz and the International Organization for Migration, the MoH identified these children and located German physicians, hospitals, and escorts willing to provide treatment. CPA/MOH staff responded to the bombing at the Baghdad Hotel and visited each of four receiving hospitals. The Public Health Team’s food safety workgroup is establishing a curriculum to retrain food inspectors in Baghdad. From this group of 300, trainers will be selected to instruct their colleagues in other areas of Iraq. Installation of generators is 75 percent complete at six hospitals. The program continues on course to install a total of 128 generators and 10 uninterrupted power supply units throughout Baghdad this year, a $40 million initiative. Transportation Transportation Minister Behnam attended the International Civil Aviation Organization Air Navigation Conference in Montreal, October 2-3. His attendance helped to reintegrate Iraq into the global transportation community. The Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) passenger terminal on October 5th opened to process passengers for Royal Wings charter flights. The Land Transport State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) signed a competitive bid contract with the Iraqi Railroad for the transport of CJTF-7 containers, a major step toward the creation of an intermodal transport network. The Ministry of Transportation is initiating a transportation planning and coordination cell that will manage reception and onward movement of World Food Program and other Oil for Food shipments. During the ten-day period beginning September 25th, there were nine Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks on the Iraqi railroad. While only one IED attack was reported October 5-12, other forms of sabotage, such as dismantling tracks and loosening bolts, are being attempted. Minister Behnan is expected to sign an overflight agreement to begin collecting $375 per aircraft that fly over Iraqi airspace. The program could potentially generate $20 -$40 million of revenue for the government per year. Education School Rehabilitation as of October 14, 2003 K-12 School Bldgs In Iraq 13,597 Rehabilitations Completed by 10/14 1,628 Goal for Rehabilitation by school start (10/1) 1,000 Rehabilitation totals include Coalition Military Commander’s funds, USAID-Bechtel/RISE contractors and NGOs identified to us. 339 schools are currently being rehabilitated by USAID-Bechtel/RISE projects and NGOs. Education Minister Alwan is visiting schools in Baghdad to evaluate rehabilitation work; he plans unannounced visits to schools as a regular practice. Minister Alwan conducted a number of media interviews, including a live interview for both the international and US CNN networks; Iraqi Media Network, “Meet the Minister” and prepared an op-ed article as a run-up to the Madrid Donors’ Conference. The education provincial Directorate Generals (DGs) were convened to discuss back-to-school issues, unauthorized hires, the Donors’ Conference, local de-ba’athification councils, and new salary implementation. Higher Education Operational Universities Technical Schools Sept 2003 20 43 Source: CPA Education On October 2nd, 2,200 students graduated from Mosul University and another 1,200 students graduated from the Foundation Technical Institute in As Sulaymaniyah. The Higher Education and Development (HEAD) program, through USAID, has awarded 3 grants totaling $11,729,717 in the fields Archeology and Environmental Research, Agriculture, and Legal Education Reform. For each field of study, Iraqi universities will be paired with US and European universities. Universities in Iraq will be connected with universities in the U.S. through digital video conferencing systems; Iraqi students will soon participate in classes and lectures with American professors and students. Planning is underway to restart the Fulbright program in Iraq in January 2004. Telecommunications: The Communications Minister announced the winners of the competition for mobile licenses. The northern region license was awarded to Asia-Cell, a Kurdish Iraqi company. The central region license was won by an Egyptian company, Orascom. A Kuwaiti company, Atheer, won the license for the South. Preparation of licenses is now under way and a start of service is expected in each region in November. Fiber optic trunk connections now are largely intact, with countrywide connectivity reliably established. Restoration of international links is well underway with a connection to an Intelsat satellite re-established from the Al-Entisar exchange in Baghdad. This connection will provide some 700 international lines. The fiber optic assessment of the northeastern branch (Baghdad to Mosul via Kirkuk) of Iraq is complete. The Iraq Telecommunications and Postal commission and Bechtel are replacing Chinese transmission equipment because suppliers are no longer able to provide support. The Communications Minister and senior staff attended the annual meeting and exhibition of the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva, an important indicator of Iraq’s return to the international stage. Housing and Construction The Ministry of Housing and Construction (MoHC) has started three low-income housing construction projects totaling 1,220 housing units in various cities throughout Iraq, including Karbala, Baghdad, and Kirkuk. The total contract amount is $24.5 Million. The MoHC has funded $500,000 towards a temporary housing project for internally displaced people in Baghdad that will house up to 500 displaced families. The Director General for Housing is completing renegotiations for 7 low-income housing projects totaling 3,528 housing units worth more than $63 million under the UN Oil-for-Food Program. Two of these projects have already been signed, funding construction of 1,008 low-income housing units worth more than $18 million. Oil Production Oil/Fuel Production Status as of October 12GasolineTargetLPGTargetDieselTargetKeroseneTargetMLTonsMLMLImports7.263 2,8773.630.76Domestic Production11.1761,73112.538.38Total 18.439154,6084,10016.1614.99.157.7Crude Oil ProductionMD/BNorthern Region0.45Southern Region1.48Total1.931.5 DATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" 10/16/2003 PAGE 1