VOL. XLIV

No. 13

26-March-2001

SYRIA

Arab Fund Lends Syria $83Mn For Power Generation

Syria received an $83mn loan on 15 March from the Arab Fund For Economic and Social Development to double the capacity of Nasriyeh power plant 80km to the northeast of Damascus, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The expansion plan will add 316mw to the gas-operated plants current capacity of 300mw by converting it from single cycle to combined cycle. Two steam turbines, generating a total...