Supply Hours Climb
Syria's electricity sector recorded what officials described as notable gains in generation and distribution during the first half of 2026. The energy minister said daily supply rose from about eight hours to more than 20 hours in some parts of the country over that period.
The figures were announced on 9 August 2026 and cover the six months to the end of June. For households long accustomed to a handful of powered hours each day, a move toward 20 hours marks one of the clearest improvements in day-to-day availability reported since services began to stabilize.
Solar and Grid Buildout
New solar projects with a combined capacity of 420 megawatts (MW) were brought online during the first half of the year, part of a wider push to add generating capacity and diversify away from conventional sources of supply.
Work on the network was equally extensive. Hundreds of kilometers of lines were installed or replaced, 800 transformer stations were built, and more than 50,000 meters were fitted to households and businesses, a step that also underpins accurate measurement and billing.
Reliability the Goal
Authorities framed the upgrades as an effort to raise the stability and efficiency of the grid rather than a one-off gain. The added transformer capacity and rebuilt lines are meant to cut technical losses and improve the reliability of supply across the network.
Uneven Gains
The longer supply hours were described as reaching "some areas," an acknowledgment that the improvement is not yet uniform nationwide. No timeline was given for extending the higher figures to regions that remain below the new average.
Coming Phase
The minister said the period ahead would bring further work to develop the sector and strengthen the reliability of the network, thanking the crews involved in delivering the first-half results.