Formulation of basic plan for power supply in Iraq

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the UNDP have recently come to an agreement to conduct a survey in the field of power supply as part of assistance for Iraq's rehabilitation.
This survey will be participated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and will analyze the present state of facilities of power generation, transmission and distribution and formulate a basic plan for the power supply system in this war-torn country. The result of this survey will be compiled in the summer this year and used for the formulation of Japan's yen loan aid programs. According to the needs assessment conducted by the World Bank and the United Nations, Iraq's total power supply capacity is now less than half of that in 1990. Although makeshift repairs have been done, a comprehensive rehabilitation plan is yet to be drawn up.