Syria signs $7 B deal to restore power
Qatar-led consortium will add 5,000 MW via gas and solar projects, doubling Syria’s electricity capacity and creating over 300,000 jobs nationwide.
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Syria: Syria has signed a $7 B energy agreement with a Qatar-led consortium aimed at revitalising the country’s electricity sector and more than doubling its generation capacity.
The deal, signed in Damascus, will deliver 5,000 MW of new capacity through a mix of gas and solar projects. It includes the construction of four combined-cycle gas turbine plants in Deir Ezzor, Mhardeh, Zayzoun, and Treifawi, totalling 4,000 MW, and a 1,000 MW solar facility in Wadyan al-Rabee, located in southern Syria.
The consortium includes UCC Holding (Qatar), Power International USA, and Turkish firms Cengiz Enerji and Kalyon Enerji.
Syria’s Energy Minister, Mohammad Al Bashir, described the agreement as a “turning point” for the nation’s struggling electricity grid, which currently delivers just 2–3 hours of power daily in many areas due to war-related damage. Syria’s generation capacity has plummeted from 9.5 GW in 2011 to just 1.6 GW today.
UCC CEO Ramez Al Khayyat stated the projects would use modern technology and create over 50,000 direct and 250,000 indirect jobs throughout the country.
The announcement follows steps by both the US and EU to ease economic sanctions, marking a potential shift in Syria’s reintegration into the regional and global economy.
Source: ME Utilities
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