Damascus-Sana
The People's Assembly discussed today at its 29th session of the 11th ordinary session of the second legislative role, headed by Speaker Hamouda Sabbagh, the performance and work of the Ministry of Electricity.
The members' interventions focused on the reasons for increasing the rationing hours in different governorates, the need for justice in rationing and where the work on the Lattakia power station project and the phases of the new metering production plant project have been demanded. And materials required to expand the electrical grid.
They also called for supplying electricity departments in Aleppo countryside with mechanisms and cadres, pointing to the need to prevent illegal electricity generation, promoting the use of alternative and solar energy, involving the private sector in generating wind electricity, raising the reward value for all workers in the ministry, and providing special supplies and equipment for the maintenance of electricity networks.
A number of members also called for exempting farmers from delay fines, rehabilitating the Swedish station in Qamishli, providing technical supplies for the return of electricity to Hasakeh province, expanding generating stations, finding a solution to the problem of long power transmission lines and electricity losses, repairing the thermal station in Aleppo or establishing new ones and increasing the quantities of electricity for industrial clusters and regions. Liberated.
A number of members pointed to the shortage of electricity transformers in Raqqa countryside and the need to achieve justice in the distribution of transformers and provide protection means for maintenance workers, calling for finding a solution to the increasing demand for electricity in the winter, especially in the governorate of Hama and the conversion of gas stations that operate on fuel in all governorates and a process of building. Rehabilitation of the emergency center, strengthening the trans-Euphrates tension line and securing power transformers to the east of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor.
They called for a strategy to improve the reality of electricity in the governorates and provide emergency centers with cadres, cranes and small service vehicles to accomplish their work quickly and raise the compensation of the nature of work for workers of maintenance workshops of high tension lines commensurate with their hard work.
Minister of Electricity Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli gave a brief presentation on the ministry's strategy and action plans, noting that in the field of generation, the expansion project of Deir Ali 750 MW plant was completed, the project of expansion of Tishreen 400 MW power plant in Damascus countryside and the Lattakia power station project 540 MW and the rehabilitation of the gas group were completed. Baniyas 40 MW Power Plant and Rehabilitation of Al Taym Gas Stations 60 MW and Rehabilitation of the First and Fifth Groups 400 MW at Aleppo Thermal Power Plant.
Minister Kharboutli pointed out that the strategy of renewable energy projects until 2030, which was approved and approved by the Council of Ministers last month, includes 1500 megawatts of solar collectors, 900 megawatts of wind turbines, two million and two hundred thousand solar heaters. If implemented, two million tonnes of oil equivalent will be saved annually with a value of 750 million euros.
The Minister of Electricity pointed out that the rehabilitation of transport networks in the liberated areas and the connection of water dams with the public electrical network and the implementation of projects of conversion stations and new tension lines to transfer the generated power and raise the reliability of electrical nutrition and complete the rehabilitation of all high-tension lines linking the southern region to the central region and complete the rehabilitation of damaged stations With its feeder lines and work on the recharge of electricity to the liberated areas and the implementation of new projects to increase the reliability and improve the indicators of electrical energy in the provinces.
The Minister of Electricity pointed out that for the province of Aleppo, the third phase of the rehabilitation of the 400 KV / 30 km line has been completed in contact with the areas where there are terrorist groups, and coordination is currently with the competent authorities to enter the workshops to this area and complete the repair of this line. Putting it into service, the governorate will be supplied with a capacity of 300 megawatts, pointing out that in Deir Ezzor, the electrical recharge has been restored to the Albukamal area through the completion of the evacuation station and the high tension line and the completion of the electrical recharge of Deir Ezzor countryside.
Minister Kharboutli explained that the electricity was restored to Ma'dan, Sabkha and Debsaflan town in Raqqa countryside to feed the government headquarters and residential neighborhoods to which citizens returned and to secure the electrical supply of water pumps after Buhamad station was put into service and work in the liberated countryside in order to restore full electricity supply. In Al-Hasakeh governorate, Al-Mabrouka station was rehabilitated and connected with Tishreen Dam and Al-Hasakeh main station was rehabilitated.
In Hama governorate, according to Minister Kharboutli, a peaceful power station and electricity recharge to the northern countryside of Hama and Idlib in the liberated areas of Morec, Khan Shaykhun, Sinjar and Abu Dhour were implemented, while the coastal area was expanded to meet the increasing demand for energy, end forced rationing and implement new plants.
Minister Kharboutli explained that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran is being pursued in order to settle technology and industries in Syria instead of importing them from abroad, thus reducing the burdens on the state treasury of foreign exchange.
The Minister of Electricity explained that the electrical system has witnessed in the last six months the state of balance between supply and consumption, which led to remarkable stability thanks to the restoration of many oil and gas fields by the Syrian Arab Army and the liberation of most areas where the electrical system has been rehabilitated, whether high voltage lines or substations or stations Generating, pointing out that the value of damage to the electrical system by terrorism amounted to 5000 billion pounds.
In response to the questions of the members of the Council between the Minister of Electricity that the generation of electricity is constant and that changed is the consumption, which was accompanied by lower temperatures and high electrical loads, which forced the ministry to implement a rationing program, pointing to the increase in energy demand and high loads by 100 percent.
On the new stations and lines, the Minister spoke about a new line in Sheikh Miskeen 230 KV implemented for the province of Daraa and the implementation of the Lattakia station with a capacity of 540 MW and securing a red line for the Suwayda governorate line 230 KV from Sheikh Miskeen station. .
Kharboutli stressed that the illegal renting of electricity is one of the biggest challenges facing the ministry because it increases the electrical loads, which will lead to increased hours of rationing, pointing out that there are factories running their factories after midnight, which prompted the ministry to control these practices and behaviors, especially in factories Which consumes great potential.
Regarding the meter reading, the Minister of Electricity pointed out that there are errors in it, calling for providing the Ministry with any subject related to this matter to address it. He pointed out that the frequency protection is defense lines that are installed to protect the electrical network and to avoid the occurrence of electricity cuts throughout Syria, therefore the Ministry had to install protection equipment that repels these loads. The electrical network in order to avoid any interruptions.
Minister Kharboutli stressed that the government and the ministry encourage and provide facilities for alternative energy projects and the localization of these energies, pointing out that there is a trend to form a special fund to support the use of solar heater aimed at providing interest-free loans for five years, which reduces the loads and consumption of the electrical grid.
The Minister of Electricity pointed out that the Ministry has restored electricity to Buhamad station in Raqqa countryside and work is underway to restore electricity in succession to all the liberated areas in Raqqa, in addition to the ministry's plan to provide electricity to all the districts of Deir Ezzor. Sheikon, Murk and Sinjar, praising the great efforts of the electric workers, stressing that the value of work compensation will be increased and the emergency offices will be supported with the necessary mechanisms and materials.
Minister Kharboutli pointed out that the main equipment for the generating sets at the Aleppo thermal power plant is from turbines and generators, all of which are of Japanese or American origin. There is no way to secure the necessary parts and after negotiation with one of the companies was not completed because of their fear of unfair economic measures against Syria. One of the Chinese friendly companies to set up a new power station in Aleppo with a capacity of 650 MW at an estimated cost of 350 billion pounds. It was also re-announced the establishment of a steam power plant with a capacity of 300 MW at an estimated cost of 170 billion pounds.
Kharboutli added that there is an announcement to rehabilitate the groups 2, 3 and 4 in the Aleppo power plant with a capacity of 213 MW for each group and rehabilitation of the gas group as well.
Minister Kharboutli revealed that the ministry is working to exempt citizens living in the liberated areas from fees, fines and benefits.
The Minister of Electricity pointed out that in the province of Daraa, a new line for the Sheikh Miskeen area was implemented with 32 KV and put into service and thus there is energy will reach the entire province, indicating that it was agreed with the Iranian side to settle the electric meters industry in Syria.
Minister Kharboutli pointed out that the implementation of the wind turbine between the provinces of Homs and Tartous was under the supervision of the Ministry of Electricity with a capacity of 2 megawatts and put into service a few days ago and pumping electricity to the electrical network, a step of a mile from the trip of a thousand miles as the ministry announced the implementation of a wind farm with a capacity of 100 megawatts to be a substitute For traditional energies.
As for the dependence on gas-fired power plants, the minister explained that the electrical system 25 percent of which is working on fuel and 75 percent on gas and is available 11 million cubic meters, while the need is estimated at 18 million cubic meters of gas.
As for the electrical link with neighboring countries Iraq and Iran, the Minister of Electricity said that it is expected to complete the existing part of the Syrian territory in mid-2020, in order to exchange electricity power when needed.
The session, which was attended by Minister of State for People's Assembly Affairs Abdullah Abdullah, was adjourned to 12:00 am on Sunday, 8 December.
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