Conditions for working with a computer here can hardly be called comfortable: electricity is regularly disconnected throughout the country, including in Damascus and Aleppo, where most entrepreneurs live. The satellite images show the difference in the country's nighttime coverage in 2011 and 2014: First, shutdowns lasted four to six hours a day, now there may not be electricity for a week, which is costly for local entrepreneurs. The solution to this problem is the purchase of a diesel generator for several houses. Its cost ranges from $ 400 to $ 2,000, fuel is bought from the investor. Generators are charged with car batteries, which are then connected by routers, computers, televisions, and simply lighting fixtures. To obtain a higher voltage, inverters are used that allow the connection of power-consuming electronics.