IRAQ… Big Opportunities
The reconstruction of the infrastructure of Iraq is an enormous task,
fundamental to the initialization of the economy. This highly complex
undertaking requires logistic competence in every respect.
- Post-liberation
reconstruction cost estimates range between US$25-100bn over 5-10 years
(US & UN estimates)
- OPEC estimates:
- Costs for repainting the existing oil export facilities: US$5bn
- Cost for restoring production capacities to pre-gulf War level: US$5bn
- Annual operating cost for maintaining production: US53bn
- Reconstruction
cost of post war Lebanon. East Timor & Bosnia were US$ 1,000 per
capita (World Bank)
- Public and private
facilities, schools, hospitals, transportation venues and streets have
to be rebuilt, in Baghdad, and in many other cities
- Energy services
and distribution in Iraq are severely crippled or dysfunctional. The
reconstruction of an electricity supply is an immediate necessity.
- The public and
private health care system of Iraq will soon be under total reconstruction.
With international assistance, new technologies and facilities must
be implemented.
- Telecommunications systems have been totally disrupted. In Iraq, there is opportunity to build a modern telecommunications system from the ground level. Because telecommunications is a global undertaking, it requires international partners.
Iraq has the world's second largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia.
Gaps & Opportunities Included Services:
| Particulars | IRAQ |
| Population size 0-14 years | 41% |
| Literacy | 58% |
| Number of Power Stations | 20 |
| Per Plant Power Generation | 220 |
| Power Deficit (2000) | 5,900 |
| Internet Penetration | 0.1% |
| Tele-Density (fixed lines per 100 citizens) | 3 |
| Mobile Service Penetration | N/A |
| Cement Demand per Capita (kg) | 197 |
| Number of people per medical facility | 18,972 |