BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 20, 2004 — Thirty six megawatts of electricity (30 megawatts derated) was added to the Iraqi power grid as Generator Unit Six at the Mullah Power Station was brought online May 16, 2004 in Mullah, Iraq, according to Gulf Region Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Additional days testing and verification of the restored turbine have been completed to confirm the operation of the generator.
The $15 million project, administered by Washington Group, International, and overseen by Corps personnel in support of the Program Management Office and Coalition Provisional Authority, began Feb. 1, 2004 and was not expected to be completed until this June.
The early completion of the Unit Six portion of the project is a testament to the dedication of the Corps, contractor and local Iraqi team working in Mullah, said project manager Schappi Marsh of the Gulf Region Division Restore Iraqi Electricity Directorate.
This latest addition is part of the effort to rehabilitate the existing gas turbine units and add additional turbines to provide new capacity at Mullah. Unit Six is the first portion of
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