Czech Firm Signs Aleppo Plant Deal
Syria's state electricity company signed an agreement on 15 November 2026 with the Czech engineering firm Energy Care to rehabilitate three generating units at the Aleppo thermal power station. The signing took place at the Ministry of Energy building in Damascus.
The deal covers the station's second, third, and fourth units. Each is to undergo a comprehensive overhaul intended to restore it to full working order and return it to the national grid.
639 Megawatts in the Contract
The three units carry a combined design capacity of 639 megawatts, with each one rated at 213 megawatts. Returning them to service is the central objective of the agreement, and the figure represents a substantial block of generation for a single station.
The contract also brings an international contractor directly into Syria's power sector, at a point when rebuilding generation capacity has become a leading economic priority for the authorities.
Phased Completion Timelines
The agreement sets a separate deadline for each unit rather than a single completion date. Work on the third unit is scheduled to be finished within 18 months, the fourth within 24 months, and the second within 30 months.
The staggered timeline means the restored capacity would come online in stages. The earliest unit is expected back in service about a year and a half after work begins, with the remainder following over the subsequent year as each overhaul is completed in turn.
Toward 1,040 Megawatts
Once all three units are rehabilitated and reconnected, the Aleppo thermal station's total design generating capacity is expected to reach roughly 1,040 megawatts, according to the terms set out at the signing.
Rebuilding thermal generation on this scale is among the measures being pursued to ease the electricity shortages that continue to shape daily life and economic activity across much of the country.