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Power Plants in Syria

Syria has 41 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 65th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 12 operating and 26 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 8.9 GW across 12 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Deir Ali power station (1.5 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Public Establishment of Electricity Generation (26), UCC Holding Consortium (4) and Al-Harfi (2) — Public Establishment of Electricity Generation alone is named on 63% of them. Half of Syria's power plants in service predate 2000 (median commissioning year of the 12 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Tabqa Dam hydroelectric plant, dating from 1978. 26 are in the pipeline, led by North Aleppo Combined Cycle power station (1.2 GW), under construction. They account for 50% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Syria.

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41
Power Plant in Syria
#65
of 155 countries
8.9 GW
Operating capacity
26
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Syria

Who owns Syria's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2000 · oldest Tabqa Dam hydroelectric plant (1978) · newest Latakia power station (2024) · 12 of 41 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Syria?
OverWatts maps 41 power plants in Syria — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 65th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Syria?
Deir Ali power station, at 1.5 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Syria's power plants have?
About 8.9 GW operating across 12 plants, with a further 13.9 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Syria?
Public Establishment of Electricity Generation is named as owner or operator on the most — 26 of 41 (63%). Next are UCC Holding Consortium (4), Al-Harfi (2) and Syrian Ministry of Electricity (2).
How old are Syria's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2000, across the 12 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Tabqa Dam hydroelectric plant (1978); 1 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Syria?
26 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are North Aleppo Combined Cycle power station (1.2 GW), Deir El Zor Combind Cycle power plant (1.0 GW) and Deir El Zor power plant (1.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Syria

Oil & Gas Field 24Cement Plant 10Iron & Steel Plant 3Refinery 2Pipeline 1Interconnector 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335