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Posted on 11/18/2007 6:25:49 AM PST by SandRat
BASRAH — The Al-Garma 132kV substation, one of the key components of the Iraqi electrical infrastructure system in Basrah Province, has been successfully turned over to Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MoE).
“The $8.8 million project is the first of the five 132kV substation projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Gulf Region South district (GRS), in Basrah Province” said Andrew Schmieder, Basrah Area Office resident engineer. “Two substations are expected to be turned over later this month, with the energization of the final two expected in (late) November and December.
“This project seeks to improve the electrical management system in Basrah,” Schmieder continued. “Proper management of electricity helps avoid electrical outages and provides electricity with a more reliable and secure transmission network in the south area of the country. This project will effectively ease and lower the electrical load rates on the existing substations.”
The project entailed assessing, evaluating, rehabilitating, repairing and installing electrical systems in an existing 132kV substation that supplies electricity to a gas/oil separation facility and serves the Al-Garma district north of Basrah City, Schmieder said, adding that the project benefits more than (13,000) residents.
The Al-Garma substation was turned over to Iraqi authorities Oct. 31. “USACE awarded the contracts to Symbion Power LLC in February 2006,” Schmieder said.
According to Thomas Eidson, chief of Engineering and Construction of GRS, the reliable distribution of electricity is critical for Basrah Province. He said the existing electric substations are aging and suffer from a lack of maintenance and spare parts, causing them to break down or not operate at full capacity. The new substations will enhance the ability to supply power throughout the province and reduce electrical outages.
An Iraqi engineer working with the GRS Basrah Area Office said, “Electrical systems are not stable in Iraq and rebuilding this substation is a step forward in the overall reconstruction of the area electrical system to reduce and eliminate shutdowns. The equipment used in the facility includes two (63) megavolt amps transformers, a building control room, a high voltage switch gears room, protection fence and a guard house.”
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Excellent job troops!
I guess when he realized his name was a very close anagram for Thomas Edison, it was a given he had to become an electrical engineer.
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