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Some neighborhoods of the city of Raqqa have been suffering from regular electricity outages for nearly ten years, forcing residents to rely on generators “amperes” in spite of their high prices.
AL-Twaswaiya quarter is one of the most prominent of these districts, witnessing a full population density and including residential homes, shops, markets, and industrial workshops, despite the continued complete power outage.
Residents rely on ampere generators, with the price of one ampere reaching approximately 40,000 Syrian pounds per week, compared to a daily operation of only 4 to 5 hours, which constitutes an additional financial burden on residents and shop owners.
According to the residents of the neighborhood, regular electricity was cut off during the battles between the Free Army and the former regime about ten years ago, and it returned to work for about a year during the control of the organization “ISIS” over the city, before it was cut off again during the period of control of “SDF”, without maintenance work being carried out to restore it to this day.
Residents explained that restoring power does not require complex work, as the area needs only four electrical transformers and overhead wire extensions, in light of the presence of gauges and home extensions ready to receive electricity.
Residents of the Al-Twaswaiya neighborhood appealed to the Syrian government to include their area in the emergency plan to restart regular electricity, as this has a direct impact on the living and economic conditions in the neighborhood.
