Syrian Arab Republic - Electricity Emergency Project

Overview & Synopsis

The development objective of the Electricity Emergency Project for Syrian Arab Republic is to enable improved electricity supply and enhance the capacity of electricity sector institutions in Syria. The project comprises of four components. The first component, Rehabilitation of damaged high-voltage transmission lines will focus on rehabilitating damaged high-voltage transmission lines including parts of the two critical 400 kV high-voltage interconnector transmission lines in Syria that were damaged during the conflict, restoring Syria’s regional connectivity to Jordan and Türkiye. The second component, rehabilitation of damaged high-voltage substations focuses on rehabilitating damaged, critical high-voltage transformer substations and providing necessary spare parts and maintenance equipment. The third component, technical assistance (TA) for electricity sector development and institutional capacity building will provide TA to: (i) inform the Transitional Government of Syria (TGoS’s) key electricity sector strategies, policy and regulatory reforms, and investment plans for medium to long term sustainability; and (ii) support the electricity sector institutional capacity to implement these strategies and reforms. The fourth component, project implementation support consists of following sub-components: (i) international owner’s engineer consultancy services; and (ii) support for the project management team (PMT).