Al-Basit Power Conversion Station Out of Service Due to Latakia Fires
July 6, 202535 ViewsRead Time: 2 minutes
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For the past three days, northern rural areas of Latakia have been witnessing widespread fires leading to the temporary shutdown of the Al-Basit power conversion station. This has resulted in power outages in all areas supplied by this station, including vital water pumps.
The Latakia governorate stated in an official statement that the fires damaged some of the medium voltage lines in the fire's path, causing the station to go out of service and cutting off power to its affiliated areas.
The statement highlighted that technical maintenance teams immediately started assessing the damages and removing the affected networks in cooperation with civil defense teams to ensure safety before commencing actual maintenance operations and restoring power.
Engineer Mohammad Al-Hakim, the director of the General Electricity Company of Latakia Governorate, confirmed that the Al-Basit power conversion station suffered significant damage to 4 out of 12 medium voltage lines, namely the Beit Al-Qasir and Qastal Ma'af lines, while damages in the Sursakiyah and Sulas lines are being evaluated.
Al-Hakim added that the company disconnected the station's 66 kV high voltage line and technical workshops began implementing emergency measures to secure the minimum level of power supply by transferring intact parts from the damaged lines to other lines. This included transferring a section of the Qastal line to the Iman line, and the Beit Al-Qasir line to the Badrusiyah line, in addition to transferring the Mazraa conversion center and Beit Sabira to the Rayana line.
Maintenance teams also started repairing the starting cables for the Dqaiqah (Al-Qasr) line and the Al-Basit water station in cooperation with the Water Establishment, as well as addressing damages to the Beit Al-Qasir conversion center cables by cutting off the affected part and reconnecting it.
Al-Hakim concluded by stating that the engineering teams at the Al-Basit power conversion station are coordinating with central emergencies to conduct test connections on the damaged lines to assess their technical safety and gradually resume power supply.
