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By Sgt. Luis Delgadillo, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Reconstruction of three 132-kilovolt high-tension power line towers in the region of Arab Jabour is nearing completion.
Iraqi Ministry of Electricity employees began work on the towers, March 1; once complete, another link of the southern Baghdad power belt will be fixed.
With the exception of occasional route clearance teams proofing the route to and from the site of the towers, coalition forces had no involvement in securing the area.
Sgt. Rod Elrifai, a power generation specialist with 2-3 Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, said the belt is a series of 400 132 kv power lines and electrical stations which provide power to and encircle the capital city.
The towers, once fixed, will not directly impact power supply for Arab Jabour; however, rebuilding the towers symbolizes a noticeable improvement to Baghdad's power grid.
Elrifai, from Dallas, said the 2nd BCT has made substantial contributions toward electricity repair. Since arriving to the region, Elrifai said, the 2nd BCT has purchased more than $500,000 worth of electrical equipment, used by contractors to repair the area's dilapidated power grid.
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 03.10.2008 08:31 |
| Story ID: | 17167 |
| Location: | ISKANDARIYAH, IQ |
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