Subsidized rates revised
Hasakah's fuel directorate, run by the Autonomous Administration, raised the price of several subsidized diesel grades on 3 May 2026, the latest tightening of fuel costs in the northeastern Syrian governorate. The directorate did not publish a new tariff for heating diesel.
The increase comes after roughly two weeks of acute fuel scarcity, with motorists complaining of difficulty obtaining gasoline and diesel and of sharp price spikes on the parallel market.
Diesel grades and new rates
Agricultural diesel jumped to 25 US cents per liter, up from 1,300 Syrian pounds (SYP), or roughly 10 cents. Diesel for state institutions was set at 55 cents, replacing a 3,050 SYP rate (24 cents). Industrial diesel rose to 55 cents from 2,200 SYP (16 cents), and diesel for tourist bakeries climbed to 55 cents from 2,050 SYP (15 cents).
Service diesel for generators and public bakeries was held at 125 SYP per liter, less than one cent, while subsidized vehicle diesel stayed at 525 SYP (3 cents) and free-market diesel remained at 75 cents per liter.
Queues and the parallel market
Residents describe queues lengthening by the day, with some drivers sleeping in their cars or near filling stations to keep their place in line. Local accounts blame the combination of weak distribution and tight supply for energizing the black market and pushing pump prices higher.
On 7 April 2026, free-market diesel inside areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had already crossed 9,500 SYP per liter, about 75 cents, up from roughly 5,600 SYP (around 50 cents) a short time earlier — a jump that rippled into transport, bakeries and small industry.
Distribution committees in the south
In the southern countryside, which covers roughly 70 percent of the governorate's area, the regional energy services director Mohannad al-Kati said the government had set up nine fuel committees to organize distribution, working with the public fuel company SADCOP and the Syrian Petroleum Company. The committees had previously released more than 4.6 million liters of diesel.
The supported rates in the south undercut the city tier sharply: capped diesel for ampere generators at 1,000 SYP per liter, public-transport diesel at 1,500 SYP and flour mills at 3,000 SYP, with free supply for water stations, clinics and emergency workshops. A temporary server at the Deir ez-Zor SADCOP branch is now letting station owners draw diesel and gasoline at the unified price.
Dual control after January handover
Hasakah has been under split authority since the Syrian army took the eastern and southern rural areas in mid-January 2026, while the SDF retained the main cities, including Hasakah and Qamishli. The two sides agreed late that month on steps to fold SDF institutions into government structures, a process that began in February and is still under way.