Bayraktar: Türkiye plans to increase electricity supplies to Syria to 360 MW in coming weeks

Türkiye plans to increase electricity supplies to Syria to 360 MW in the next few weeks, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, Report informs.

“A total of 281 megawatts of electricity is currently exported to Syria through eight different connection points. We aim to increase this volume to 360 MW in the next few weeks. Our ultimate goal is to export an additional 500 megawatts of electricity to Syria in the next few months by increasing the capacity of the transmission line from Birecik [a city and district in the western Turkish province of Sanliurfa] to Aleppo (Syria),” Bayraktar said.

He noted that this connection requires certain work to be carried out on Syrian territory. “By the first quarter of next year, we will be able to directly export about 900 megawatts of electricity to Syria,” Bayraktar said.

Touching upon the supplies of Azerbaijani gas to Syria via Türkiye, which began on August 2 this year, the Minister recalled that 3.4 million cubic meters of “blue” fuel are currently supplied to this country daily.

“The pipeline’s capacity is about 6 million cubic meters per day. We are currently working to increase the supply volume to this figure, which will generate about 1,200 megawatts of electricity in Aleppo and Homs and provide electricity to about 5 million households in Syria,” Bayraktar said, stressing that Türkiye seeks to ensure reliable and long-term supplies of natural gas for electricity production in Syria.

The minister also noted the need to modernize and invest in Syria’s oil infrastructure: “We believe that with our participation and the contribution of international oil companies, we will be able to achieve this. In this way, we will be able to meet the sustainable needs of the Syrian people for electricity and basic infrastructure.” As reported, Azerbaijani gas supplies to Syria via the Kilis-Aleppo gas pipeline began on August 2, 2025. The gas is supplied through the Turkish border town of Kilis to power plants in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Homs, where it is used to generate electricity.