Saudi company to build 760 MW of solar, 1,077 MWh of BESS in Syria

<p>The Syrian Electricity Company (SEC) and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Harfi Construction company will work together to develop three renewable energy projects in Damascus with solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS).</p>

<p>The projects will be built in the Widyan ar-Rabi’ area in the Damascus countryside, according to a report by the Syrian Arab News Agency.</p>

<p>Altogether, the three projects will provide 760 MW of solar generation capacity and 1,077 MWh of battery energy storage capacity.</p>

<p>The SEC, Syria’s state-owned electric utility, signed the development agreement at Al-Harfi’s company headquarters in Damascus.</p>

<p>The news follows February’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Al-Harfi and Syria to develop a 210 MW solar project supported by a BESS with storage capacity of 827 MWh. The MoU was signed by SEC’s predecessor, the General Establishment for Electricity Transmission and Distribution (PETDE).</p>

<p>The projects will provide clean energy to Syria, which has very limited solar capacity and experiences frequent power blackouts. Previous reporting by <strong>pv magazine</strong> <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/syrian-solar-from-luxury-to-lifeline/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">highlighted</a> the country’s fragile power grid and vulnerability to geopolitical instability. There is not much data on Syria’s solar sector but interest from foreign investors, including Al-Harfi and ACWA Power, is growing gradually, while householders are turning to rooftop solar in their droves to provide reliable, secure and cheap electricity amid power outages.</p>
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