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4/22/03 | Bechtel team arrives in Kuwait. Initial activities for power reconstruction begin.
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4/24/03 | Electricity generation is 1,275 Megawatts (MW), 23% of the pre-conflict level of 5,500 MW.
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4/28/03 | All power plants in Southern Iraq are operational, but at reduced loads as a result of power line breaks.
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4/29/03 | In Basra, the two major power plants have improved their electricity generation from 35% of the pre-conflict level to 80% of that level, and the oil refinery began operations. Electricity generation nationwide is approximately 1,800 MW.
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5/09/03 | Electricity generation is 1,992 MW nationwide.
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5/21/03 | Electricity generation at 2,300 MW nationwide; repairs continued on transmission lines.
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5/22/03 | Five job orders issued for power repairs. Only one of the five is related to damage from the war.
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5/30/03 | Electricity generation is 3,100 MW nationwide and 1,150 MW in Baghdad.
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6/02/03 | Electricity is 3,180 MW nationwide.
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6/04/03 | Electricity is 3,476 MW nationwide, 1,300 MW in Baghdad.
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6/10/03 | Electricity is available 18 hours per day in Baghdad. |
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