Syria is currently suffering from acute fuel shortages (MEES, 17 January) with the energy crisis extending to the already-dilapidated power sector. With Syrians only receiving two hours of daily power, the HTS-backed government has an ‘accelerated plan’ to raise provision to eight hours using gas imports “from a brotherly neighboring state regardless of the source of this gas” says new electricity minister Omar Shaqrouq.
Syria’s new oil minister Ghiath Diab says the country’s current gas output is 8mn m3/d (280mn cfd), whilst Mr Shaqrouq says 15mn m3/d (530mn cfd) more is needed to meet the eight hours/day target. (CONTINUED - 833 WORDS)
