Syria is set to boost its daily electricity supply from around four hours to nearly ten, as natural gas from Azerbaijan begins flowing through a newly restored pipeline via Türkiye, according to a senior official from the Syrian Ministry of Energy.
Ahmed Suleiman, Director of Institutional Communication at the ministry, told state media that gas deliveries through the Kilis–Aleppo pipeline will begin on Saturday, with the public expected to feel the impact by Sunday or Monday. The line has a capacity of six million cubic metres per day.
The gas will initially fuel a power plant in Aleppo, with plans to extend supply to other key regions including Hama, Homs, and potentially the south, depending on pressure levels on the Turkish side.
Suleiman said the new supply would raise electricity generation capacity from the current 1,500–2,000 megawatts to between 2,500 and 3,000 megawatts. Syria needs about 7,000 megawatts to provide uninterrupted power nationwide, he added.
He emphasised that the increase in supply will be distributed evenly across all provinces and that “no region will receive more electricity than another.”
Longer-term plans include a $7 billion investment package to restore four major power plants and launch 1,000 megawatts’ worth of solar energy projects. Smaller renewable projects ranging from 10 to 200 megawatts are also underway across the country.
Suleiman acknowledged Türkiye’s role in rehabilitating the pipeline and confirmed that Qatar would cover the cost of transporting Azerbaijani gas to Syria for one year. He expressed gratitude to all three governments for enabling what he called “a step toward national recovery.”
A review of electricity tariffs is expected, though Suleiman said any changes would be tailored to citizens’ income levels. The current rate is about 10 Syrian pounds per kilowatt-hour, which he described as unsustainable.
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