VOL. XXXVII

NO. 26

28-MARCH-1994

Syria

AFESD Lends $100Mn For Idlib Power Station

The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) has agreed to lendSyria KD30mn ($100mn) to help finance the construction of a new power station atZayzun near Idlib in northwest Syria. The contract for the construction of thestation, which will comprise three gas turbines with a capacity of 128 MW each,has already been awarded to the Fiat group of Italy (MEES, 24 January). Thetotal cost of the station is...