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Vol. 2,  No. 5          July-August   2007

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Iraq Reconstruction Progress Report
Iraq 101 -- Knowledge Brief
Television broadcast stations: 21 (2004)
Radio broadcast stations: Approximately 80 (2004)
Internet country code: .iq
Internet hosts: 5 (2006)
Internet users: 36,000 (2005)
Telephones - main lines in use: 1.547 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 8.7 million (2006)

Gulf Region Division Project Dispatches

  • Completed GRD water treatment projects have added 463,000 m3 of daily water treatment capacity, which potentially benefits 2.5 million Iraqis. At the end of the program, an additional 1,136,000 m3 of water treatment capacity will benefit approximately 5.2 million Iraqis (and all USG agencies' projects will benefit 8.4 million Iraqis).

  • Completed GRD generation projects have provided an additional 1,420MW of potential generation capacity to Iraq's national grid. At the end of the program, GRD projects will have added 1,879 MW of potential generation capacity, which can serve an estimated 1.7 million homes. All USG agencies' projects will add or restore a total of 2,555MW at the end of the program.

  • Al Nawras United Company completed construction on the $546,000 Talha Reverse Osmosis Water Unit located in the Basrah Province. This new water treatment plant with a reverse osmosis unit will provide domestic water and drinking water to more than 40,000 residents of the Talha district.

  • The completed Abo Jisraa to Al Wajihiya Feeder lines in DiyalaProvince provide direct, more reliable power to the 5,000 local residents of Abo Jisraa.

  • The water supply system project which serves the neighborhoods of Al Moa'alemeen and Al Ta'aleeb in Karbala Province, now provides clean, potable water and enhanced fire-fighting capability to local residents.

  • The completed Talafar granary project in Ninewa Province provides the flow of 75,000 tons of imported grain to various cities & villages throughout northern Iraq.

  • The Al Halabsa water compact unit project in Ramadi, Al AnbarProvince, supplies fresh, potable water to 2,850 local residents.

  • The construction of two 11kV electrical lines and installation of a 400kV transformer in Fathwat Arab, Diyala Province provides direct, more reliable power for 5,000 domestic, commercial and industrial consumers.

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Opportunities
in Iraq for US Firms
Please refer to the Iraq Reconstruction
Websites at:
www.rebuilding-iraq.net

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REBUILDING AFGHANISTAN THROUGH TRADE:
THE U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT &
RECONSTRUCTION TASK FORCE

The Afghanistan Investment and Reconstruction Task Force of the U.S. Department of Commerce and this Web site serve as a clearinghouse of information for U.S. companies interested in rebuilding Afghanistan. The Task Force works closely with the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, other U.S. government agencies, and international organizations to provide U.S. companies counseling on the latest developments and opportunities for rebuilding Afghanistan.

Susan Hamrock Mann is the Director of the Afghanistan Investment and Reconstruction Task Force.

For business counseling on opportunities in Afghanistan, please call (202) 482-1812 or 1-800-USA-TRAD(E) and press 2, or e-mail questions to AfghanInfo@ita.doc.gov.

U.S. companies interested in information about reconstruction activities in Afghanistan and major project tenders can sign up to receive Afghan Info Alerts by sending an e-mail to AfghanInfo@ita.doc.gov. Please include your name, company, address, telephone number, fax number, and industry.

For more information, please see:

Rebuilding Afghanistan

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