The car diesel crisis returns to the forefront in Al-Hasaka

ARK News… The crisis of diesel cars through the smart card has worsened in Al-Hasaka in Syrian Kurdistan in the recent period, especially for private and public tourist cars, in addition to private freight cars, due to the allocation of only two fuel stations, which are Al-Khabur and Heligan stations.

It causes the formation of a queue of cars at the two stations to a distance of one kilometer, and the driver must wait in hot weather for three hours in order to be able to fill his allocations of diesel fuel, according to a driver who reported today, July 15, 2023.

The source added that although the drivers are calling for an increase in the number of distribution stations for this type, there are no listening ears from officials in the PYD administration. The other reason that created this crisis in Hasaka as well as in the rest of the cities is that the distribution was via the smart card every 7 days, but now it has distribution takes 10 days to get car allowances. However, the fuel crisis is the largest in Al-Hasaka compared to other cities, as it is a large city and the center of the governorate.

As for the internal transport vehicles in Al-Hasaka (Salon), there are three stations designated for this category, and their allocations are distributed through the smart card. Fuel is distributed to the previous categories at a price of 425 Syrian pounds per liter, and there are diesel distribution stations for all cars freely and without commitment to the smart card at a price of 1250 Syrian pounds.

As for the gasoline fuel, it is less severe than the diesel fuel crisis through distribution through the smart card because there are 15 distribution stations for gasoline at a price of 225. However, the quality of the gasoline distributed through the smart card is not good and is not suitable at all for modern cars. There is one station that distributes super gasoline of medium quality at a price of 1850 Syrian pounds, and there is one station that distributes regular gasoline in Hasakah at a price of 5000 Syrian pounds per liter.

There are also stations for distributing yellow gasoline of medium quality, sourced from Rmeilan and Al-Suwaidiya refineries, at a price of 1250 Syrian pounds. However, this type is not suitable for modern cars. As for the consumption of gasoline in Al-Hasaka, a large part of it is consumed in homes as an alternative to kerosene fuel to operate cooking pipes, due to the lack of kerosene in the fuel stations in Al-Hasaka, but it poses a great danger.

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