Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of President of Syria H E Ahmed Al-Shar'a, the Minister of Energy of Syria, Eng. Mohammed Al-Basheer, laid the foundation stone announcing the start of construction works for the Deir Ezzor Power Plant with a capacity of approximately 1,000 MW. This national event reflects the beginning of a new phase in which the country moves toward rebuilding the energy sector and strengthening its electrical security.

The Minister was accompanied at the ceremony by Eng. Omar Shaqrouq, Deputy Minister of Energy for Electricity Affairs, representatives of the international coalition led by UCC Urbacon, the Governor of Deir Ezzor, Ghassan Ahmed, local community figures, and a number of directors from the coalition companies and officials from the Ministry of Energy. This project comes as part of a series of projects with a total capacity of 5,000 MW that were recently signed and will be implemented by an international consortium led by the Qatari company UCC Urbacon, with the participation of Cengiz (Türkiye), Kalyon (Türkiye), and Power International (USA).

This strategic project represents a decisive step in the State's efforts to turn the page on years of severe electricity shortages and move toward a more reliable and sustainable electrical system capable of meeting the needs of citizens and various industrial, commercial, and tourism sectors across the country, thereby driving economic growth.

Stable electricity supply is a fundamental requirement for the return of factories and production lines to full capacity and for the establishment of new industrial, agricultural, and commercial projects. It also contributes to reducing operating costs, improving the business environment, and increasing the competitiveness of local production and exports factors that encourage domestic and foreign investment and support long-term diversification of the national economy.

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