Turkey Begins Supplying Azerbaijani Gas to Syria to Revive War-Damaged Power Grid
The gas initiative is backed by Qatar through a broader development scheme aimed at aiding post-war recovery in Syria. In March, the first phase of the project was rolled out via Jordan, providing an initial 400 megawatts of electricity per day.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Turkey has begun delivering natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria to help revive the country’s devastated energy infrastructure, with annual supplies expected to reach up to two billion cubic meters, according to AFP.
The move comes as Syria’s new Islamist authorities—who ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December—seek to rebuild a nation still reeling from years of civil war and facing daily power cuts lasting over 20 hours.
The project was launched during an official ceremony on Saturday in Turkey’s southern province of Kilis, near the Syrian border. Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar was joined by Syria’s energy minister, Azerbaijan’s economy minister, and the head of Qatar’s development fund.
“In the initial phase, up to two billion cubic meters of natural gas per year could be exported to Syria,” Bayraktar said. The gas, he noted, would be used to restore power production, particularly in Aleppo and Homs, key Syrian cities severely impacted by the conflict.
Bayraktar explained that the imported gas would support a power plant with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts—enough to supply electricity to around five million households. “We will transport natural gas to Aleppo and from Aleppo to Homs. This will enable the power plants there to be put into operation in the near future,” he added.
The gas initiative is backed by Qatar through a broader development scheme aimed at aiding post-war recovery in Syria. In March, the first phase of the project was rolled out via Jordan, providing an initial 400 megawatts of electricity per day.
The tripartite collaboration between Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Qatar marks a significant step in regional efforts to stabilize Syria’s energy supply and jumpstart its reconstruction process after more than a decade of destruction.
