Joint meeting between Energy authority DAA, Ministry of Energy of Damascus
Memorandum of Understanding between the Energy Authority of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the Ministry of Energy of the Transitional Government of Syria
In continuation of the agreements and understandings between the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the Transitional Government of Syria, a meeting was held today between the Energy Authority of the Democratic Autonomous Administration and the Ministry of Energy of the Transitional Government.
The Energy Authority of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria was headed by Ziyad Rustum, Co-Chair of the Energy Authority of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
The meeting took place in Aleppo, and representatives of both parties reached an understanding and strengthened joint cooperation in the energy sector, particularly in an effort to relieve pressure on the Euphrates Dam (Tabqa) and protect its water reserves.
The Euphrates Dam (Tabqa), one of the most important water resources in the region, is a vital component of drinking water and irrigation for vast areas, including Aleppo city and its countryside.
According to ANHA's agency sources, they reached an understanding to enhance joint cooperation in the energy sector, with the aim of reducing pressure on the Euphrates Dam and protecting its water reserves, which constitute a primary source of drinking water and irrigation for vast areas, especially Aleppo city and its countryside.
This understanding is the implementation and continuation of an agreement concluded between the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, and the Prime Minister of the Transitional Government in Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on March 10.
The water level of the Euphrates River has reached the "dead line," declining at a daily rate of approximately 2 cm. The total water shortage in the Euphrates Dam has so far reached approximately 6 meters, while the water flow from the Turkish side does not exceed 250 cubic meters per second, significantly exacerbating the current crisis, according to the latest statement from the Autonomous Administration to our agency.
The Turkish occupation authorities continue to block the waters of the Euphrates River in 2020, which has led to a decline in the river's water level and its retreat from vast areas of land. As a result, the lakes formed behind the dams in North and East Syria have lost large quantities of their strategic reserves.
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