Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 34

23-Aug-2010

SYRIA

Syria Opts For BOT Power Plants

The Syrian Council of Ministers last week approved a request by the Ministry of Electricity to allow it to cooperate with the private sector Syrian, Arab or foreign in the construction on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis of power generation plants in the country. Demand for electricity, estimated at some 6.3-6.5gw at peak times, is outstripping supply and the ministry estimates that it needs to...