Rehabilitation of the destroyed part of the power line linking Jordan and Lebanon via Syria needs SYP 12 billion

The rehabilitation of the destroyed part of the power line linking Jordan and Lebanon through Syria will cost 12 billion Syrian Pounds and will take between 2-4 months to be accomplished, according to the Syrian Minister of Electricity Ghassan Al-Zamel.

Al-Zamel told SANA that 87 km of this power line, starting from the Jordanian-Syrian borders to Deir Ali Area, south of Damascus, was exposed to vandalism by the terrorists, pointing out that this distance is the main part of the 144.5 km long line that connects the north of the Jordanian Capital Amman to Deir Ali Area in Syria.

 The minister made it clear that the damage caused to the line includes the destruction of some 80 power towers, which cost more than 6.9 billion Syrian Pounds (SYP), and the vandalism and looting of 195 km of cables that cost of SYP 4.5 billion and insulators that cost SYP 620 million.

He stressed the difficulty of securing the materials needed to rehabilitate this line in the light of the unfair siege imposed on Syria.

Al-Zamel pointed out that the rehabilitation will be carried out with national expertise that involves, the engineers, technicians and workers in the ministry’s institutions.

During recent talks between Syria and Lebanon, the Lebanese side asked for Syria’s help in transmitting the Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity through the Syrian territories to Lebanon. Syrian welcomed the request and expressed readiness to cooperate.

Hamda Mustafa