Iraqi Security Forces met with U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team recently to assess the current state of electric utility service throughout Samarra.
Director General of Electricity for Samarra, Mr. Hameed, escorted ISF, members of the Salah ad-Din PRT and Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, on a tour of various power substations in the city. Hameed and his team have made continual progress in upgrading Samarra’s power grid over the last several months.
“Though there have been some setbacks in progress,” said Hameed, “the overall outlook for completion of several electrical projects in Samarra is very positive.” Next to clean drinking water, the people of Samarra mark access to electricity as their most important concern.
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