Syria’s AANES disconnects power to Alouk station again
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – An official of Transportation and Energy Office in Jazira region of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said on Wednesday that they disconnected feeding Alouk station in Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain), north of Hasakah, again after they finished the testing phase to restore electricity to the plant.
On August 29, the Transport and Energy Office restarted the power plant in Derbasiyah, which feeds Sere Kaniye, experimentally, after about 6 days of being cut off.
Since 2019, Turkey has cut off water coming from Alouk station in Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) to Hasakah and its countryside 27 times.
Azad Suleiman, an official of the Transport and Energy Office, stated that after 72 hours of restarting the power station in Derbasiyah, water did not reach Hasakah and its countryside.
This threatens about a million and a half people with a real disaster, according to Suleiman.
This comes in tandem with increasing temperatures in the area, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology.
On August 22, Council of Hasakah region, affiliated with the AANES, confirmed its commitment to a Russian-brokered understanding with Turkey to supply villages of Sere Kaniye with eight megawatts of electricity in return for operating water pumps, but Ankara did not abide by this.
Earlier, Turkish Anadolu news agency reported that there was an agreement between the Russian and Turkish troops to provide electricity to Serekaniye in exchange for restarting the Alouk water station.