Activities in Iraq

Plan and Design of Distribution Networks (PDD)

Power facilities in Iraq have seriously deteriorated due to conflicts, lack of investment, maintenance and looting after the last conflict. In 1990, installed power capacity was 9,295 MW, but about 70 percent of it was damaged during the 1991 Gulf War. It recovered to 4,000 MW through the Oil for Food Program by United Nations, but it dropped to 3,300 MW after the last conflict.

The Reconstruction works started in 2003. However, available generating capacity is still hovering around the pre-war level. It is because of the sluggish reconstruction progress due to serious security constraints on the ground. Eventually, the Iraqi people suffer from frequent power outages throughout the country.

In order to meet the immediate electric power demand, it is important not only to fund physical rehabilitation projects, but also to support the upgrading abilities of Iraqi engineers.

The Course provides Iraqi participants to acquire the technologies on distribution substation planning, transformer and circuit breaker designing, distribution line planning and designing.

• Training Title： Plan and Design of Distribution Networks (PDD)
• Partner Institute：National Electric Power Company

• Duration: 22 Nov. ~ 8 Dec. 2005
• Number of Participants: 13
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