Syria Energy Situation

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Syrian Arab Republic
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Capital Damascus (33°30′N 36°18′E)
Official Languages(s)

Arabic

Government Hereditary Dictatorship Presidential single party republic under Emergency Law since 1963. 1973 Constitution defines Syria as a secular socialist state with Islam recognised as majority religion
President Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari
'Total Area '( km²) 185,180
Population 22,457,763 (2011 estimate)
Rural Population
GDP (Nominal) $60.210 billion
GDP Per Capita $2,958
Currency Syrian pound (SYP)
Time Zone EET (UTC+2)
Calling Code +963
Electricity Generation TWh/year (year)
Access to Electricity
Wind energy (installed capacity) MW (year)
Solar Energy (installed capacity) MW (year)

Overview

(give a short overview of the country's energy situation, status quo including energy supply and consumption. If this is too much information, split into sub headings)

Energy Sources

Hydropower

Solar Energy

Biomass

Biogas

Wind Energy

Geothermal Energy

Fossil Fuels

Key Problems of the Energy Sector

Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations

General Energy Policy, Energy Strategy

Important Laws and Regulations

Specific Strategies

(Biomass, Renewable Energies, Rural Electrification, Energy Access Strategy, Poverty Reduction Strategy etc.)

Institutional Set-up in the Energy Sector

Activities of Donors and Implementing Agencies

Further Information

References