Turkish Energy company raises electricity price in opposition-controlled areas northwest Syria
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – The Turkish electricity company, which monopolies the energy in the opposition-run areas and affiliated with the Salvation Government, the civilian wing of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS-formerly al-Nusra Front), raised electricity prices in Idlib.
The Turkish Green Energy company raised the price of a kilowatt of electricity for household consumption to 2 Turkish liras for the first 50 kilowatts of each month, to become 2.5 Turkish liras for the rest of the month as a second tranche, instead of 1.98 Turkish liras, North Press reported local sources.
The price of a kilowatt of industrial, commercial and agricultural electricity was raised by the company to 2.85 Turkish liras after converting the price to the US dollar at a value of 21 cents, the sources added.
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 Sejjo area, north of the city.
According to the sources, the electricity prices before last increase were 1.98 Turkish liras per kilowatt for households, while the price per kilowatt for industrial, commercial and agricultural consumption was 2.40 liras.
The increase in the price of electricity, fuel and others are considered by the residents of Idlib as “a continuation of the restrictions on the population in the region, under the pretext of the collapse of the Turkish lira against the US dollar,” the sources said.