VOL. XXXVII

NO. 12

20-DECEMBER-1993

Syria

Syria Approves Establishment Of Privately-Owned Power Stations

In addition to steps currently being taken by the Syrian Government toalleviate power shortages in Damascus and the provinces by constructing orexpanding government-owned power stations (MEES, 12 April and 27 September), thegovernment has now relaxed the state monopoly over the power sector by approvingthe establishment of a privately-owned power company with an 80-MW plant. Theapproval was...