ALEPPO, Syria — Delegates from the Turkey's State Electricity Generating Company, on Aug. 19 visited the local council for the city of al-Bab, in the opposition-held northeastern Aleppo countryside. The delegates then toured the city to conduct a study to develop a plan to supply it with electricity in agreement with the local council.

The inspection tour was scheduled to continue throughout August, with the aim of assessing the status of the city’s existing electricity network infrastructure and determining the requirements for its restoration.

Al-Bab's council had on Aug. 1 received two offers from two Turkish electricity companies to supply the city with electricity. On Aug. 16, the council held a public consultation, dubbed “Power On Soon,” at which the city’s dignitaries, mayors and locals gathered to discuss the issue of electricity and officials explained the offers.

Ali Rajab, head of the council’s service office, told Al-Monitor, “The first offer was made by Aksa, a Turkish private company, at a cost of $4.5 million, for a period of five years, and a capacity from 20-500 megawatts. As per the project, there would be a first-time subscription fee amounting to $150 for those who wish to subscribe to the service and then a monthly tariff of $0.17 per kilowatt of electricity. The project implementation period would be of no more than four months.”