Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services

Administrator’s Weekly Report Essential Services February 28 – March 5, 2004 HIGHLIGHTS -- Seven out of 18 governorates averaged over 16 hours of daily power this week. -- The average crude oil export for the past 30 days was 1.58 million barrels per day. 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 28 – March 5) of peak electricity production was 3,953 MW, a decrease of 4.8 percent over the previous week. On February 28, peak production hit a high for the week at 4,187 MW. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, March 5, 2004 There are three reasons for the five percent decrease in peak electricity production and the production of electrical energy The Ministry of Electricity traded power in order to increase the frequency of the national grid toward the standard 50 Hz from near 49 Hz. Sabotage on the gas line to Taji and Doura hindered power generation at those two sites this past week. An unexpected delay at Qudus changing the fuel source from diesel to crude oil. The seven-day average (February 28 – March 5) production of electrical energy was 86,300 MWh per day, a decrease of 5 percent over the previous week. On February 28, the production of electrical energy peaked for the week at 90,559 MW. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, March 5, 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 893 MW per day, 24 percent of total power consumption. Per day, the Central region consumed 2,069 MW, 56 percent of the total, and the South consumed 725 MW, 20 percent of total electricity consumption during the past week. Source: Ministry of Electricity, Power Daily, March 5, 2004 As of 5 March, 636 MW (19 generators) of generating capacity was on forced (unplanned) outage, and 1,101 MW (19 generators) was on scheduled outage. As of March 5, nine (400 kV) transmission lines and seven (132 kV) transmission 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 estimated peak industrial power allocation by governorate from the previous week (refer to the graphic above for this week’s average daily hours of power). NORTH Peak allocation SOuth Peak allocation South Central Peak allocation Dahuk N/A Basra 37.0 MW Anbar 34.0 MW Ninawa 64.5 MW Dhi Qar 10.0 MW Babil 19.3 MW Arbil N/A Maysan 7.0 MW Karbala 19.5 MW Tamim 19.0 MW Muthanna 23.0 MW Najaf 15.0 MW Diyala 4.0 MW Qadisiyah 11.5 MW Sulaymaniyah N/A BAGHDAD Wasit 0 MW Salah Ad Din 9.0 MW Baghdad 51.8 MW 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 122,980 subscribers, including 11,430 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 87,000 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 705,580 active telephone subscribers in Iraq. The total number of telephone subscribers in Iraq, including the 244,000 cell phone subscribers, equals 949,580, which is 14.1 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 rate in Iraq (all subscribers with a telephone) is 3.7 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 three 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 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 CPA projects that no food 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. Currently there are 1,654 confirmed contracts for 2,102,000 tons of PDS supplies. Only 267 contracts, for 603,000 tons of supplies, are unconfirmed (14 percent of all contracts). 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 V. 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 Ministry of Health’s new Arabic-English website HYPERLINK "www.mohiraq.org"www.mohiraq.org is online. A Baghdad-based company designed and is hosting the site. Plans are in development to implement a second stage that will help gather and manage health information via web-based databases. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy G. Thompson, began a three-day visit to the region on February 27. Secretary Thompson’s stay included visits in Iraq to the 31st Combat Support Hospital and the Women’s Health Care Center at Al-Wayaith Hospital, as well as to the King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan. The Ministry of Health currently has approximately 100 Iraqi physicians and nurses in Egypt participating in a four-week trilateral medical training program involving Iraq, Japan, and Egypt. These physicians and nurses will be updating their skills in intensive care practices, nursing procedures, and endoscopic surgery. The Ministry of Health is finalizing plans to introduce a program to fortify wheat flour with iron and folic acid to reduce iron deficiency anemia and folic acid deficiency in women of childbearing age. Anemia from inadequate intakes of iron is a major problem in all countries in the Middle East. Anemia in children impairs both physical and mental development. Anemia in pregnancy contributes to maternal mortality and poor pregnancy outcome. VI. 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 Education Minister hosted UNICEF, UNESCO, the World Bank, and the British Council in Amman to facilitate donor coordination to the Education Ministry. CPA coordinated the review and editing of 48 primary and secondary math and science textbook titles. USAID and UNESCO printed and distributed more than 8.7 million textbooks. The textbook distribution provided one book for every two students. VII. 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 The Burpee Seed Company shipped over 4,000 pounds of vegetable seeds as a donation to Iraqi agricultural colleges. The Kuwait Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), through the Kuwait Humanitarian Operation Center, an agency of the Kuwait Foreign Ministry, has delivered 300,000 technical textbooks to Iraq 42 technical institutes and colleges. X. 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 On February 29, 2004, technicians from Bechtel, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) installed the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) to improve voice and data linkage between air traffic control and aircraft in Ar Rutbah, in western Iraq. This is the last of 7 VSAT sites to be installed in Iraq, which provide the backbone for communicating air traffic control information throughout Iraq. PAGE PAGE 3 Prepared by the Information Management Unit Prepared by the Information Management Unit Dahuk 92 MW 12 Hrs Baghdad 1153 MW 14 Hrs Arbil 16 Hrs Sulaymaniyah 16 Hrs Maysan 67 MW 17 Hrs Dhi Qar 80 MW 17 Hrs Muthanna 44 MW 15 Hrs Wasit 111 MW 14 Hrs Basra 265 MW 24 Hrs Qadisiyah 45 MW 12 Hrs An Najaf 117 MW 21 Hrs Karbala 102 MW 23 Hrs Diyala 92 MW 14 Hrs Salah Ad Din 199 MW 11 Hrs Tamim 134 MW 12 Hrs Ninawa 376 MW 13 Hrs Babil 95 MW 12 Hrs Anbar 194 MW 14 Hrs Average Daily Electrical Power Distribution per Governorate as of March 5, 2004