Mr. Sabah, manager of the North Region Electricity Control Center is shown with Capt. David Unger in front of the main electricity control display.

TAZA, IRAQ – The 1^st Infantry Division is providing two new chilling units for the North Region Electricity Control Center (NRCC).  The existing chilling system operates at one third of its capacity and is not able to properly cool the control equipment.  This causes the controls to overheat and malfunction.

These malfunctions can damage equipment and cause electricity outages.  There have been three shutdowns recently due to the high temperatures in the control room.   The new chilling units will lower the control room temperature to normal operating conditions, even on the hottest summer days.  This will immediately improve operation of the facility, minimizing shutdowns and provide more reliable electric service to the Iraqi people.

Located in Taza,  the NRCC controls all the electricity transmission for Northern Iraq.  Here, generation from all the power plants is monitored and allocated throughout the northern part of Iraq.

The NRCC also controls the transmission of electricity south to provide power to areas with less generation. More than half of the generation from the north, approximately 1,000 megawatts, is transmitted south to Baghdad.  The NRCC is vital to providing equal power allocation to all of Iraq.