Syria set to power-generating ships from Türkiye, Qatar

Syria is set to receive two electricity-generating ships from Türkiye and Qatar to address its chronic energy shortages, worsened by damage to infrastructure during President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

 Khaled Abu Dai, director general of the General Establishment for Electricity Transmission and Distribution, told state news agency SANA that the ships would provide a total of 800 megawatts of electricity, though he did not specify the timeline for delivery, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

Abu Dai acknowledged the extensive damage to Syria's power generation and transformation stations, as well as the electrical connection lines, during the previous regime. Efforts are now underway to rehabilitate these systems and improve energy transmission.

Meanwhile, the United States announced a six-month sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria, aimed at facilitating the flow of humanitarian assistance. This exemption, which allows certain energy transactions and personal remittances, will remain in effect until July 7, though it does not lift existing sanctions.

Syria continues to face severe power shortages, with state-supplied electricity available for only two to three hours a day in most areas. The caretaker government has set a goal of providing electricity for up to eight hours a day within the next two months.

By Khagan Isayev