Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 43

24-Oct-2011

syria

Syria Awards Siemens Nasiriyya Power Plant Contract

The Syrian Ministry of Electricity and Germanys Siemens on 13 October signed a contract for the expansion of the Nasiriyya power plant, some 50km from Damascus. The contract, worth 303mn and S122mn ($2.5mn), covers the construction on a turnkey basis of a new 250mw combined cycle power plant and a steam turbine, expected to be completed in 28 months. Peak generation capacity from...