Azerbaijani Gas Reaches Jandar Power Station in Syria Amid Worsening Electricity Crisis
Syria begins importing Azerbaijani gas via Turkey to power Homs' Jandar station, promising 10 daily electricity hours. Residents report just 1-4 hours currently as demand outpaces supply.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Syrian provinces are enduring a deepening electricity crisis, with daily blackouts in some areas exceeding 20 hours, compounding residents’ suffering amid soaring temperatures and declining essential services.
Mohammed al-Homsi, a resident, told Kurdistan24, “Currently, we receive electricity for between three and four hours a day. They promised it would reach ten hours, but in reality, we have seen nothing.”
Ali Rahmon added, “We get electricity for only an hour or an hour and a half. I have two refrigerators that broke down because of voltage fluctuations, which sometimes are extremely high and at other times very low.”
In an effort to ease the crisis, the Syrian government announced the start of liquid gas imports from Azerbaijan, transported via Turkish territory, to the Jandar power station in Homs.
According to official estimates, these supplies are expected to increase electricity provision from six to approximately ten hours per day.
Deputy Minister of Energy Ghiyath Diab said in a press statement, “The imported gas from the Republic of Azerbaijan, via Turkey, comes as part of a total quantity of 3.4 million cubic meters of imported gas. So far, we have received 1.4 million cubic meters, which contributes to generating about 25 megawatts of electricity. Once the agreed quantity is completed, we will, in coordination with the General Electricity Administration, add around five more hours of supply.”
While the arrival of Azerbaijani gas marks a notable development for the energy sector, actual improvements remain limited. The imported volumes are still far below the network’s needs, especially as demand continues to rise alongside urban expansion.
