Turkey ready to export electricity to Lebanon and Syria as delegation visits Damascus
Turkey is prepared to export electricity to Lebanon and Syria to assist them in addressing power shortages, Turkey’s energy minister said, adding that a Turkish delegation was already in Damascus to evaluate Syria’s energy infrastructure.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar also said Monday that the Turkish delegation included experts who would be assessing how Syria’s oil and natural gas could be used to improve the economy.
“We can see the picture a little more clearly after seeing the situation of the transmission network,” the state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Bayraktar as saying.
He said Syria's electricity capacity had dropped significantly due to the civil war.
“The vast majority of the people meet their electricity needs through generators,” he said. “There is a serious need for electricity.”
Turkey has backed insurgents who ousted President Bashar Assad and has expressed readiness to support the new administration.
Source: Associated Press
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