BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 18. Syrian government forces on Sunday took back control of the Euphrates Dam, one of the country’s most critical pieces of infrastructure, ending years of administration by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), TurkicWorld reports via Arab News.
Management of the dam’s water and hydroelectric facilities has now been handed over to government technicians and specialist staff, officials said, marking a significant shift in control of a strategic site in northeastern Syria.
The Euphrates Dam plays a central role in Syria’s water and energy supply.
Its hydroelectric power station, located on the dam’s right bank, contains eight generating units, each with a capacity of 110 megawatts, supplying electricity to large parts of the region.
The dam also holds Lake Al-Tabqa, also known as Euphrates Lake, which stretches around 80 kilometers in length and up to eight kilometers in width, covering an area of approximately 640 square kilometers.
At full capacity, the reservoir can store up to 14.1 billion cubic meters of water, making it a key source of drinking water, irrigation and power generation.
Officials at Syria’s Ministry of Energy said the return of the dam to government control secures a strategic location and restores essential services to millions of people, underlining its importance to water resource management and the country’s electricity network.
