VOL. XXXIV

NO. 49

9-SEPTEMBER-1991

Syria

120 MW Gas Turbine Power Station for Dair al-Zur

A 120 MW gas turbine power station to supply electricity to the Dair al-Zurtown in eastern Syria has started operation. It is supplied with associatedgas from al-Furat Petroleum Company's nearby oil fields at a rate of 0.8mn cu.ms./day (28mn cu. ft./day). This is in line with the Syrian Government's policyto encourage the use of gas in power stations and industrial plants to save onfuel oil and free more oil...