Repairing electrical network faults caused by strong winds in Homs and Damascus countryside

Homs – Damascus Countryside (ST): The strong winds and rain that Homs witnessed yesterday and today caused varying faults in the electrical network, most notably the fall and collapse of a number of poles and towers of medium tension lines in the countryside of the governorate, where most of them were repaired.

 

In a statement to news reporter, Engineer Bassam Al-Rifai, director of the Homs Electricity Company, stated that 45 malfunctions occurred on the medium tension lines in the Homs countryside, including the fall of two wooden columns in the Nazareth area, a column on the Zara line, two towers and two columns on the Abu al-Mashaghib line, two columns and an intermediate tower on the double line towards Qatina and a wooden pole in the Soukra area, it feeds the village of Al-Wazi’iyah, in addition to several faults within the low voltage lines as a result of “falling electrical cables” in various areas.

Al-Rifai confirmed that all medium tension faults have been maintained, except for 9 faults that are currently being worked on, pointing to the readiness of the company’s workshops to deal with various faults and restore service to citizens as soon as possible.

K.Q.

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