Three power stations in Hasakah go out of service
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – Three main electricity supply stations in Hasakah, northeastern Syria, went completely out of service, on Sunday morning, due to the fall of six high-voltage towers in the southern countryside of the city.
Azad Suleiman, an official of the Transport and Energy Office, affiliated with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), said, “This morning, six high-voltage towers fell between the 66 kV line, the eastern dam station, the southern dam station and the Tel Tamr converter station, putting these stations completely out of service.”
He attributed the collapse of the towers to theft operations that targeted the corners of high-voltage line towers. “This is not something new as towers in this area are constantly and continuously exposed to theft.”
The official pointed out that “two days ago and for the same reason, four other towers fell on the line that supplies the city of Hawl and its countryside. As soon as this malfunction was repaired, we were informed of the collapse of six other towers in south of Hasakah city at a distance of 5 km.”
He added that there are more than 45 towers, on this line, that have been subjected to extensive theft. They are now at risk of imminent collapse due to the lack of corners to support them, according to Suleiman.
These stations have been supplied with electricity urgently and temporarily from al-Shadadi converter station, south of Hasakah, until the malfunction is repaired. Maintenance and emergency teams are scheduled to commence repair work tomorrow morning, on Monday.