Gas pipeline blast near Damascus knocks three power plants offline - Rudaw
Rudaw · Kurdish · rudaw.net
- Arabic title
- انفجار خط أنابيب الغاز قرب دمشق يُخرج ثلاث محطات كهرباء عن الخدمة
- English title
- Gas pipeline blast near Damascus knocks three power plants offline - Rudaw
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- Topic
- Economy
- Governorate
- Damascus
From the text
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian authorities began restoring operations at one of three power plants knocked offline after a gas pipeline explosion east of Damascus on Wednesday night, days after another pipeline blast in eastern Syria that authorities blamed on sabotage. The explosion struck a gas line at the Tishreen Thermal Power Plant in the eastern Damascus countryside, cutting supplies needed to operate the Tishreen, Deir Ali and Nasiriyah power stations, according to the Syrian Electricity Company. The company said the shutdown would temporarily reduce electricity generation and increas…source ↗