>>
>>Still at or below Saddam-level. Way, way below the 2003(!) goal
>>of 6,000 megawatts:
>> | ...
>> | Last July and August, massive blackouts stretched across parts of
>> | Baghdad. This summer could be worse because drought has cut in
>> | half power generated by hydroelectric plants. Add war, attacks on
>> | transmission lines, antiquated equipment, overdue maintenance and
>> | local corruption or bureaucracy and reliable electricity remains
>> | out of reach for most Iraqis.
>> |
>> | "With demand significantly outpacing available generation
>> | capability, rolling blackouts are the norm across most of the
>> | country," says Navy Capt. Joe Konicki, who works with the Army
>> | Corps of Engineers.
>> | ...
>> | The State Department says Iraq needs to generate up to 9,000
>> | megawatts of electricity to meet demand but estimates that less
>> | than 4,200 megawatts are currently being produced
>> | ...
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-04-27-electricity_N.htm>
>>
>> --bks
>... buttboys get together for a mutual scrotum rubbing...
>Harley
