Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services — I. Provide Electricity Services that Meet National Needs — 1 تموز 2004 (ESS-ed4a6bd8) Arabic

Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services March 20-26, 2004 HIGHLIGHTS -- Two out of the four regions met the 15 days of supply target: LPG in the South and Kerosene in Baghdad. -- The average crude oil export for the past 30 days was 1.765 million barrels per day, or 88 percent of the 2 million barrels per day target. I. Provide Electricity Services that Meet National Needs Improve generating capacity to 6000 MW 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 (March 20 - 26) of peak electricity production was 4,098 MW, an increase of 0.2 percent over the previous week. On March 21, peak production hit a high for the week at 4,160 MW. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, March 26, 2004 The seven-day average (March 20-26) production of electrical energy was 87,677.57 MWh per day, an increase of 1.41 percent over the previous week. On March 21, the production of electrical energy peaked for the week at 89,300 MW. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, March 26, 2004 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 consumed an average of 1,012 MW per day, 26 percent of total power consumption. Per day, the Central region consumed 2,198 MW, 58 percent of the total, and the South consumed 621.8 MW, 16 percent of total electricity consumption during the past week. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, March 26, 2004 As of March 26, 550 MW (17 generators) of generating capacity were on forced (unplanned) outage, and 1,388 MW (21 generators) were on scheduled outage. Eight or 100 percent of (400 kV) transmission lines and ten or 100 percent of (132 kV) transmission lines were out of service. No new lines came back into service this week but three more should be on-line next week. 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 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 landline telephone service for 147,721 subscribers, including 10,571 since last week. CPA continues to make progress in restoring service to customers, especially in Baghdad. The following paragraphs delineate the number of landline and cell phone subscribers in Iraq, and compare them to pre-war estimates. The chart below shows the number of active landline subscribers in April 2003, the current number of active landline subscribers, the number of landline subscribers reinstated post-conflict (since May 2003), and the number of formerly active landline 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 new cell phone companies in Iraq (Asia Cell, Iraqna, and Atheer in the North, Central, and South respectively) continue to sign up new cell phone subscribers. Currently, in Mosul, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk there are 150,000 cell phone subscribers. In Baghdad, there are 125,000 cell phone subscribers; and in Basra, Al Kut, Amarah, Samawah, and Nasiriyah there are 40,000 cell phone subscribers. Currently there are 730,321 active landline telephone subscribers in Iraq versus 833,000 pre-war. The total number of telephone subscribers in Iraq, including the cell phone subscribers, equals 1,045,321, which is 25.6 percent greater than the number of active landline subscribers pre-war. There was no cell phone service pre-war. 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 two percentage points over the 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 May. The percentage of estimated requirements is broken down into opening stocks (amount on hand); scheduled arrivals under existing contracts from the Oil for Food Program; scheduled arrivals of goods from contracts arranged by the Ministry of Trade (MOT); and scheduled arrivals of goods from new contracts arranged by the World Food Program (WFP). The PDS stocks in the following chart are calculated as a percentage of three months’ (March - May) estimated demand, plus a one-month buffer stock (CPA goal by May). Having 100 percent of each commodity will ensure that the food rations are available through May, including at least a one-month buffer stock for each commodity. Source: CPA Food Security Team Note: Oil for food unconfirmed contracts are those contracts for which a valid letter of credit exists but no shipping documentation has yet been received by the Oil for Food coordination center. CPA projects that no shortages will occur in the April and May rations given the new procurements of food basket commodities by both WFP and MOT, including accelerated delivery schedules for the commodities where stocks have been low. However, MOT faces problems in providing updated, accurate PDS information on a weekly basis. These problems stem from difficult communications links between the governorates and Baghdad, as well as the need to upgrade inventory control procedures. CPA is working on these challenges as part of its handover strategy. Pulses are expected to continue to decline because of the warming months ahead making it more difficult to store them for extended periods. They will be replaced by tomatoes and cheese. 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 March 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 Senior Advisor attended a World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored meeting in Amman with the Director General of Logistics for the Ministry of Health. The topic was continued WHO support to Iraq as the distribution process matures. The Department of Defense Pharmacoeconomic Center (PEC) is hosting five Iraqi pharmacists from the Ministry of Health at the PEC in San Antonio, Texas. This training is another step in the process to develop Iraq’s capability to manage its national formulary. 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 Ministry of Education curriculum specialists attended a United Nations Education, Social, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sponsored-workshop on curriculum development. UNESCO has agreed to present a paper for the Ministry’s national forum on education reform, scheduled for March 30-31 in Baghdad. Ministry of Education held its first workshops on early childhood education and key content topics being considered as areas for interim curriculum development for fall, 2004. VI. 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 There are routine arrests and confiscations of barges and oil tankers involved in smuggling. A confiscation court took place on March 25th, resulting in nine vessels being taken away from their owners for scrapping. At least six vessels have been seized in the past five days and a Puma helicopter has taken photos of the offloading process and the subsequent oil spillage as part of the evidence. CPA has worked closely with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) over the past several months to salvage the nineteen wrecks identified at Umm Qasr as creating navigational hazards. PAGE PAGE 8 Prepared by the Information Management Unit Prepared by the Information Management Unit Dahuk 91 MW 12 Hrs Baghdad 1230 MW 19 Hrs Arbil 16 Hrs Sulaymaniyah 16 Hrs Maysan 62 MW 20 Hrs Dhi Qar 100 MW 20 Hrs Muthanna 65 MW 20 Hrs Wasit 89 MW 11Hrs Basra 240 MW 24 Hrs Qadisiyah 59 MW 15 Hrs An Najaf 96 MW 15 Hrs Karbala 85 MW 20 Hrs Diyala 106 MW 17 Hrs Salah Ad Din 220 MW 13 Hrs Tamim 140 MW 16 Hrs Ninawa 381 MW 17 Hrs Babil 106 MW 15 Hrs Average Daily Electrical Power Distribution per Governorate as of March 26, 2004 Note: Improved Hours of Residential Service because of abnormally mild temperatures. Hours of Residential Service will temporarily decrease as more units are taken out of service for maintenance and temperatures increase. Anbar 185 MW 13 Hrs