Power System Highlights for Thursday, December 16, 2003

The CPA Electricity Advisor issues this report to note significant events or conditions of interest in the power sector.  The basic daily data on the power system is available on the CPA web site.

HIGHLIGHTS –

Weather in Bahgdad was moderate.

Hilla and Najaf Plants down due to low gas pressure. Compressor station has been restarted but no gas pressure has reached the plants yet. Problem is not known.

Najaf is running one unit on stored diesel.

Doura Gas Turbine continues to make 75 Mw with 3 units – gas pressure at 17 bar

Note: 1 “bar” is atmospheric pressure at sea level caused by the weight of a column of air up to the edge of the atmosphere of earth. It equals 14.7 pounds per square inch.

Generation:

• Daily System peak on 15 Dec  – 2,900 MW.

• Daily system Demand on 15 Dec – 5295 Mw (Estimated)

• System generation – 60,985 MWh

• Imported power: 25 MW from Syria and 62 MW from Turkey

• Generators Returned to Service

Doura 4 Returned to service after a trip 2230 --------------------------- + 80 Mw

Nasariya 3 synchronized to system at 0130 after Prog Maint-------+ 110 Mw

South Baghdad 3 returned to service today at 0125------------------- + 35 Mw

Mussaibe 2 synchronized to the network at 0013 -------------------- + 100 Mw

Shuaiba 1 GT after oil leakage problem ---------------------------------- + 10 Mw

Shuaiba 1 GT oil leakage problem ----------------------------------------- + 10 Mw

Khor Zubayr 1 GT vibration problem --------------------------------------- + 35 Mw

Mosul 2 GT  after ACC defect ------------------------------------------------+ 15 Mw

Hilla 1 unit running on gas oil due to low gas pressure ---------------- +15 Mw

· Generators Unscheduled Out of Service 14 DEC 03

Dibis 2 tripped at 1715 on Dec 12 due to feed water pump problem – 8 Mw

Baiji 4 tripped at 1825 Auxiliary transformer problem------------------- 100 Mw

South Baghdad 4 out due to boiler leaks ----------------------------------   70 Mw

Mussaibe 1 out with turbine generator seal oil problem --------------- 200 Mw

Nasariyah 4 out due to boiler leakage -------------------------------------- 110 Mw

Old Mulla 1 Gas Turbine - Gas control-------------------------------------   15 Mw

Old Mulla 2 Gas Turbine – Servo  and Circuit breaker problem ----- 15 Mw

Old Mulla 6 Gas Turbine – High Exhaust temp problem --------------  15 Mw

Taji 5 GT Flame problem ------------------------------------------------------  15 Mw

Taji 4 GT Turbine problem ----------------------------------------------------  15 Mw

Taji 3 GT Compressor problem ----------------------------------------------  15 Mw

Taji Mobile 1 and 2 software problem --------------------------------------  10 Mw

Hilla Gas Turbines 1, 2, 3 low gas pipeline pressure  -------------------  50 Mw

Najaf 1 unit off due to low natural gas pressure ---------------------------25 Mw

Baiji 2 GT with oil leak and no diesel fuel available----------------------159 Mw

Mosul 1 GT Rotor defect ------------------------------------------------------   15 Mw

Mosul 4 GT Vibration -----------------------------------------------------------  15 Mw

Shuaiba 2 GT vibration trip at 0304 Dec 13 ------------------------------   10 Mw

• Generators Scheduled Out of Service 14 DEC 03
• 2 Thermal units off-line for rehabilitation  --------------------------------- 200 Mw
• Doura 5 and 6 – 200 Mw – Return in May 2004
•  9 Thermal units in programmed maintenance -------------------------- 718 Mw
• Dibis 1 –                  8 Mw –  Return Jan 25
• Baiji  6 -               100 Mw –  Return Jan 19
• Doura 4 -             100 Mw –  Return Dec 15
• South Baghdad 5  35 Mw –  Return Jan 15
• South Baghdad 6  35 Mw –  Return Dec 26 
• Mussaibe 3          200 Mw –  Return Dec 18
• Najebia 4                90 Mw – Return Dec 22
• Hartha 4               150 Mw –  Return Dec 23
•  7 Gas Turbine units off-line for rehabilitation ------------------------------129 Mw
• Dibis 4, 5, 6       24 Mw
• Old Mulla 12      15 Mw
• Taji 7                 15 Mw
• Doura 3             20 Mw
• Khor Zubayr 4   55 Mw
•  with another 6 units in programmed maintenance -----------------------140 Mw
• Mosil 3 and 8     30 Mw
• Old Mulla 5        15  Mw
• New Mulla 3       30 Mw
• Taji 2                  15 Mw
• Najaf 2                50 Mw

Transmission:

• Lines out of service:

400KV

Mosul- Baiji #1 damage under repair –  finish on Dec 17

Babil-Qadisiyah (collapsed towers/stolen conductors/20 JAN)

132KV

Baji-Refinery (transformer 33 Kv bushing)/21 DEC)

Mosul-Meshraq (4 collapsed towers/19 DEC)

Hamam-Meshraq (4 collapsed towers/19 DEC)

Baghdad South – Samediya #2 (circuit breaker/cuts) indef

New Rumalia – Messab’am Dbl Ckt #1 & #2 (3 towers/20 DEC)

Lines Returned to service:

At 7:30 pm on Dec 15 the Nasariyah-Wasit 400 Kv line was returned to service