Syria to import electricity from Turkiye, rehabilitate Kilis-Aleppo natural gas pipeline
LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic will import electricity from Turkiye and rehabilitate a natural gas pipeline connecting two border regions, the country's energy minister said on Sunday.
Mohammed Al-Bashir stated that Damascus is finalizing an agreement to import electricity from Turkiye via a 400-kilovolt high-voltage transmission line that links the two countries.
Al-Bashir stated that the government is developing another 80-megawatt transmission line between Turkiye's Reyhanli district and Syria's Harem region to supply electricity to towns in northern Syria.
'Additionally, we are working to rehabilitate the natural gas pipeline connecting Kilis and Aleppo,' two cities in southern Turkiye and northern Syria, the minister added.
'Once operational, (the pipeline) could supply 6 million cubic meters of gas per day to Syria's power generation stations, significantly improving our energy situation,' he added in a statement to the SANA news agency.
The minister said he discussed with the Turkish side the possibility of mining Syria's mineral deposits, such as phosphate and lithium, and the prospect of exploring natural gas in the country's national waters. He urged Turkish companies to invest in exploring Syria's oil and natural gas potential, upgrading power lines and plants, and rebuilding refineries and transportation systems.
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