January 12, 2007

New Networks Monitor Power Distribution in Iraq


By Mohammed Aliwi
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

AN NASSIRIYAH — Restoring and improving the electrical supply in Iraq has been one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ biggest and most costly challenges.

Although access to power varies greatly and is at times unpredictable, the USACE has restored electricity to many homes, businesses and public facilities throughout the country.

According to Priscilla E. Perry, the Gulf Region South District program manager for the electricity sector, the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition networks, called SCADA, are now in place to monitor and control electrical generation and transmissions systems throughout all Iraq.
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(Photo: Greg Fillers, seated, chief of programs and project management, speaks with Pricilla Perry, program manager for the electricity sector, about various electrical projects she is overseeing.)

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