European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and strips june 2007 problems stacked against Iraq Power Plant gis conduct share compound with crippled electric works by Teri Weaver stars and stripes Forward operating base Iskan Iraq the struggle for Power throughout Iraq motivates militias and crowds but As this military controlled base on the euphrates River South of Baghdad has the struggle for Power can Cre ate a tiny the Musa Yib Power Plant sits in the midst of the Home of the 1st 501st Parachute infantry regiment at is its four stacks blow exhaust for a smoking engine with its Promise of air conditioning and television and lights in nearby wards off mortar and rocket but that Only goes so according to Abbas Obed the Man Ager of the who has worked there for 20 after months of retooling aging parts and working with a fledging the workers at the Plant Are on some to fire up All four the Plant Only produces 800 megawatts of two thirds of what it was built according to and two major distribution lines that Send electricity to Baghdad Are de the manager so that Plant which could produce about 10 percent of Iraq Power needs remains crippled by the system around Abbas and officers Here some places in the area get As much As 12 said Dave of Bel who works with the Power Plant to manage its space and the military space on the shared but its not that for other american officials have been trying to Power up another Plant on the base that uses Jet engines to Burn Terry and stripes the Musa Yib Power Plant sits in the midst of the Home of the 1st 501st Parachute infantry regiment at natural Butler says its a priority for both but it remains for its the Fossil fuel burning Musa Yib Plant that churns smoke and lights the soldiers from the 1st Battal Ion meet 700 to workers at the Gate each they search the workers Check their bags and take their cell and let them the battalion has controlled the Fob since last and there has never been an incident with the workers on Butler but he admits the arrangement int per a few of the workers actually occupy an office in the basement of the battalions Butler is working to move them out and closer to the and the Power which runs on crude or heavy creates a Over Rusty barrels litter the the workers Wear Little Protection against the chemicals they Butler when he asked them How they treat a possible con he was told the workers drink the Oil Are not in Short Abbas Butler trucks will come with Oil just spilling out the Back of the major Abbas said he believes megawatts Are needed to fulfil Iraq electrical needs Butler says he has heard numbers As High As one on would Supply continuous Power to about 500 iraqi Abbas when asked How soon the country could produce the electricity Abbas he says two things need to happen in tandem All current like the one he need to be upgraded and fully maintained new Power plants need to be it could he in two but that would also require a More mature government most of because i live close to the Power feel Abbas said through a Transl but other nobody can feel email Teri Weaver at  Send us a photo of yourself Reading stars and stripes for a Chance to win Cool shirts and a Nintendo Wii game console grand