Syria signs deal for 100MW solar power plant

2 September 2025

Syria’s Public Establishment for Transmission & Distribution of Electricity has signed a contract with Syrian-Turkish Energy Company to build a 100MW solar power plant in Hama Governorate.

Located in the Kafr Buhum area, the project will be connected to the high-voltage network at 230kV, increasing electricity supply and potentially reducing outage hours.

According to the authority's general director, Khaled Abu Di, the project will “utilise clean renewable energy technologies through the use of photovoltaic panels”.

He said that the deal followed several months of proposal evaluations, with the chosen bid selected on the basis of efficiency and economic feasibility.

Construction and preparation are expected to take 12 months, after which the plant will enter service at full capacity.

The project is part of wider efforts to rebuild Syria's electricity sector, which has faced years of infrastructure damage and supply shortages.

In June, MEED reported that Syria's Electricity Ministry had signed a $7bn memorandum of understanding with a Qatar-led consortium for 5GW of gas and solar power capacity.

The agreement covers the development of four combined-cycle gas turbine power plants with an installed capacity of 4GW, and a 1GW solar power plant.

The projects will be implemented under build-own-operate and build-operate-transfer models alongside power-purchase agreements.

Once completed, they are expected to double the country's output.

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Mark Dowdall
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