Low dam water level affects professionals in Syria’s Tabqa
TABQA, Syria (North Press) – Professionals of the city of Tabqa, 50 km west of Raqqa, north Syria, whose work depends on electricity, expressed their dissatisfaction with the increase in power rationing hours, which has led to the stop of their work.
The Electricity Directorate of Tabqa attributed the reason to the low water level of the dams.
Yamen al-Saif , a barber in Tabqa, said that his work has stopped due to the increase in power rationing hours.
In turn, Lawrence al-Jassem, the co-chair of the Electricity Directorate, attributed the increase to the lack of water in the Euphrates Dam.
“In order to preserve the reservoir of the lake, the administration of the Euphrates Dam decided to empty the station to preserve the water level and the proportions within it,” al-Jassem said.
The Democratic Civil Administration in Tabqa provided fuel for the owners of commercial projects and professionals to operate their generators, but the problem has been not solved yet, as those of low-income cannot buy generators, according to professionals.
The administration’s decision came after several meetings between the Industry Chamber, the Electricity Directorate and the Dams Administration, in response to the complaints submitted by the industrialists.
The power rationing in Tabqa have reached 12 hours, compared to 6 hours previously.
Two weeks ago, the cities of northeast Syria witnessed a significant decrease in the regular power hours compared to previous months.
Turkey keeps water in six dams, the largest of which is Ataturk Dam and the second largest in the Middle East, with a storage capacity of 48 billion m³, violating by that the international agreement.
According to the agreement signed between Syria and Turkey in 1987 related to the Euphrates River, Syria’s share of water coming from Turkey, is 500 m³ per second.