4 FAQs about Syria s integrated wind solar and storage electricity price

How much electricity does Syria produce per year?

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 591 kWh. Syria can completely be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 17 bn kWh, also 131 percent of own requirements.

What is Syria's Energy Plan?

The plan will look at Syria's projected energy demand and determine how much of it can come from renewable sources.

How much solar energy will Syria have by 2030?

The Syrian Minister of Electricity unveiled an ambitious plan to introduce up to 2,500 megawatts of solar energy and 1,500 megawatts of wind power by 2030, alongside the installation of 1.2 million solar water heaters. However, Syria's complex economic conditions present a major obstacle to achieving these targets.

What role does energy play in Syria's Recovery?

“Given the critical role of energy in Syria's recovery, we have to rapidly address energy poverty and progressively accelerate the access to renewable energy,” Sudipto Mukerjee, UNDP's resident representative in Syria, said in a statement announcing the plan.

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