Turkish company frequently cuts electricity to Syria’s Aleppo countryside
ALEPPO COUNTRYSIDE, Syria ( North Press) – Residents and shopkeepers in the city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo, north Syria, say the electricity has been cut for long hours with the advent of winter, which affects their lives and sustains them losses.
In 2018, the local council of Azaz authorized the private Turkish company, AK Energy, to provide the city of Azaz and its countryside with electricity by laying high-voltage cables through Bab al-Salama border crossing in the Sejo area, north of the city.
The company raised the price of each kilowatt from 85 piasters to one Turkish Lira, due to the Turkish Lira drop against US dollar and due to its fluctuation in recent times.
Despite raising the price, the company still cuts electricity frequently, which causes disruption to the work of sellers and industrialists.
Earlier this year, the city witnessed protests against the electricity company, the last of which was on August 23.
Since July 2012, Azaz and the surrounding villages have been controlled by the Turkish-backed armed factions, and they include security services such as the Military Police, the Civil Police, the State Security and Drug Control, some of which belong to the factions and others to the Turkish forces.
The city, that is home for about 250,000 people, includes about six military headquarters belonging to the Northern Storm Brigade faction and the Military and Civil Police.