Ministry of Energy, Syria has shared new plans for small and large renewable energy projects. The General Directorate of Electricity has released Decision No. 154. This rule came out on July 3, 2025. It gives clear steps for investors who want to build small solar and other renewable power plants in Syria.
The new framework covers projects with capacities between 2 megawatts and 10 megawatts. Licenses will be valid for 20 years and can be renewed. Under this plan, the Public Electricity Company will buy the power produced.
Rates are fixed. For solar only, the price will be USD 0.04 per kilowatt-hour. If the solar plant has battery storage for four hours, the price goes up to USD 0.06. Biomass power will be bought at USD 0.08 per kilowatt-hour. Power from landfill gas will be bought at USD 0.057. The government will pay in Syrian pounds. The exchange rate will be set by the central bank every month. These rates will stay the same for the full contract period.
In addition to small projects, the ministry signed a deal with 20Solar Energy, a company based in the United States. This agreement is for two large solar power plants. Each will have a capacity of 100 megawatts. One plant will use battery storage, the other will not. The sites have not been picked yet. The locations will be chosen together with the Public Establishment for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity.
Before this, Syria signed a plan with Qatar’s UCC Holding. That project aims to build a 1,000-megawatt solar power plant in southern Syria. This big plant is part of a larger plan worth seven billion US dollars. The goal is to help Syria get more power and rebuild its energy network.
