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Kirkuk,
Kurdistan-Iraq, Available generating capacity has
increased during the post war period, despite the
challenges of
a poorly maintained infrastructure, terrorist
activity and limited amounts of appropriate fuels.
The Kurdish city of Kirkuk will soon benefit from
the construction of the Kirkuk Main Substation 11
kilovolt feeder cable. This $123,000 project will
consist of the installation of 1,500 meters of 11 KV
underground feeder cable to the Kirkuk Substation in
the Almas Quarter. This cable will connect the
substation to a distribution network.
When asked why this project was so important, Saman
Mosa, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project
manager said, "The Kirkuk main substation is
supplying power to an expanding community in
downtown Kirkuk. An expanding city definitely needs
more power for all kinds of consumption. Examples of
these needs are: domestic use, industrial use, sewer
services, and water. This feeder cable is part of
the infrastructure that will fulfill these needs."
Approximately 1.5 million people live in the Kirkuk
area. The installation of this cable will provide a
more reliable electricity supply.
Available generating capacity has increased
significantly since the immediate post war period
despite the challenges of a poorly maintained
infrastructure, terrorists targeting the
distribution network and limited amounts of
appropriate fuels.
"There are other kinds of loads which need a
reliable power supply, such as hospitals. This leads
to the necessity of making this substation more
reliable by connecting more feeders to it. This
project is going to serve about 3,000 people in
Kirkuk city," said Mosa.
Excavation for the feeder cable began in January;
completion is scheduled for March 2006.
Editor's note: Polli Barnes Keller is the Deputy
Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Gulf Region North.
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