Spokesperson for the Syrian Energy Ministry Ahmed al-Suleiman said on Saturday that addressing the electricity crisis in Syria requires time and continuous effort, due to the significant challenges facing the generation, transmission, and distribution systems, in addition to losses, violations, and weak consumption rationalization.
“The introduction of Azerbaijani gas into the Syrian network over the past few days has contributed to a noticeable improvement in generation capacity,” al-Suleiman said.
However, he added, due to “technical challenges and infrastructure deterioration in certain sites,” a malfunction occurred in the compressors of the Twinan station, causing a drop in electricity production.
The spokesperson said ministry teams are working to repair the fault and restart the compressors, promising a “tangible and relative improvement” once maintenance is completed, according to the Syrian official news agency, SANA.
Al-Suleiman stressed that the ministry continues to work with local and international companies to expand gas production, in addition to seeking additional supply sources, ensuring stability and gradual improvement in supply.
The pumping of Azerbaijani gas into Syria via Turkish territory began early August, under a memorandum of understanding signed between Damascus and Baku in July, aimed at supporting power generation stations and increasing electricity supply hours.
