The towns and villages of northeastern Syria that have been under the control of the armed opposition factions since the end of Operation Peace Spring on Nov. 23, 2019 — which these factions, backed by Turkey, waged against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — are constantly suffering from frequent power outages as the power stations feeding them are concentrated in SDF-controlled or regime-controlled cities.

In an attempt on the part of the Syrian opposition to solve the power crisis, the local council in the city of Tell Abyad, north of Raqqa, and the local council in the city of Ras al-Ain, north of Hasakah, signed an agreement Feb. 25 with the Turkish AK Energy company to deliver electricity to the area.

AK Energy already supplies electricity to Azaz, Jarablus, Jindires and al-Bab in the northern and eastern countrysides of Aleppo.

Under the agreement, which was the result of several meetings between the concerned parties, residential homes in the area will be supplied with electricity at a price of 67.5 Turkish piasters ($0.09) per kilowatt at the earliest possible opportunity.