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In the suburbs of Damascus, hammering sounds still echo, but anger is rising. The new Syrian government has raised electricity prices up to sixty times, making power nearly unaffordable.

Blackouts can last more than twenty hours, forcing many to depend on costly private generators.

Street vendor Alaa Moussa says, “No one can pay. There’s no work, all factories are closed.” For countless Syrians, electricity has become a luxury, and hope, a flickering light.