MW is just peak capacity, it's a measurement of the rate of flow. The key figure is MW-hours, ie : the amount of energy supplied. Reports are that Baghdad have less hours of electricity now.
Handy to have some peak in hand, but it comes down to sustaining it. Also note that the SH regime didn't have the option of refitting the main plants, the kit required was blocked by the sanctions.
Small change spread very thinly. 14.5m is a large fraction of the population of Iraq. The Coalition specifically targetted the sewage and water plants, and they were very successful in destroying them. Also keep in mind that a fair chunk of that $183m will be spent at 3-4x USA rates because it will be carried out by American companies employing foreign workers.
$183m will barely scratch the surface of the damage done by the war and sanctions. Where did the other $18bn for rebuilding infrastructure go ?
Maybe shouldn't have bombed them in the first place, huh ?
Handy, keeps the war machine supplied and the oil flowing - providing the resistance hasn't blown up the pipelines again. Those are the folks who don't want the war machine there of course (see Pape's recent study on Suicide Terrorism).
5000/365 = 13/day average. That's the main airport - which is most heavily used by the Coalition war machine traffic.
Couple of racks of switchgear, maybe even less these days... Big whup.
I know this post will come off as being a bit brusque, but in truth it is nice to see some good work has been done. In practice it is still trivial stuff in the light of the damage done and the security situation.