Deal Signed in Damascus
Syria's state electricity company signed an agreement on 8 November 2026 with China's Wasion Group to supply 6.5 million prepaid smart electricity meters. The contract was concluded at the company's headquarters in Damascus, and the energy ministry announced it the same day.
The agreement ranks among the larger equipment orders the Syrian power sector has placed as it works to modernize a grid strained by years of conflict and chronic shortages.
Scale of the Order
The order covers roughly 6 million single-phase meters and 500,000 three-phase units. Prepaid smart meters require customers to pay for electricity before they consume it, moving the grid away from the delayed and often-uncollected billing that has deepened the sector's financial losses.
The equipment is meant to improve consumption management, raise measurement accuracy, and cut the technical and commercial losses that drain the national network.
Three-Year Rollout
Installation will be carried out by the public establishment responsible for electricity transmission and distribution, headed by Khaled Abu Di, over a program expected to run about three years.
The phased approach reflects the size of the task, as crews replace older meters across a network that reaches millions of subscribers. Single-phase units, which dominate the order, serve ordinary households, while the three-phase meters are used by larger commercial and industrial customers.
Reducing Grid Losses
The purchase targets the sector's revenue problem rather than new generation. Weak collection and metering gaps have left utilities unable to recover the full cost of the power they distribute, limiting the fuel and maintenance the system can afford.
By tightening billing at the household level, the authorities hope to steady cash flow and make further investment in supply more viable.
Undisclosed Terms
The announcement did not state the contract's value or how it will be financed. The purchase followed an earlier public tender for the meters, which had set a submission deadline of 8 February and specified a four-month supply period.