The Ministry of Electricity (Arabic: وزارة الكهرباء) is a department of the Government of Syria.[1] The ministry is responsible for managing the electric energy and renewable energy sector in Syria, and a number of governmental institutions and companies are affiliated to it.
In Syria, the production of electricity has been entirely nationalized. By the end of the 1990s, the Ministry of Electricity managed 74,9% of the production of electricity nationwide. The country was planning to become self-sufficient in electricity supply by 1998.[2] For this reason, the Ministry never seriously considered renewable energies Because they take a longer time to deploy. By 2010, the government encouraged private investors to develop the electric capacity of the country, but the war broke out.[3]
In November 2021, the Ministry of Electricity annulled dozens of renewable energy licences.[4]
Ministers
| Minister | Government | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Electricity | |||||
| Ahmed Omar Youssef | Abdul Rahman Khleifawi government Muhammad Ali al-Halabi government Abdul Rauf al-Kasm government |
1976 to 1984 | |||
| Kamel Selim Al-Baba | Abdul Rauf al-Kasm government Mahmoud Al-Zoubi government |
1984 to 2000 | |||
| Munib Saim Ad-Dahr | First Mustafa Mero government Second Mustafa Mero government Muhammad Naji al-Otari government |
2000 to 2006 | |||
| Ahmed Khaled Al Ali | Muhammad Naji al-Otari government | 2006 to 2008 | |||
| Ahmed Qusay Kayali | Muhammad Naji al-Otari government | 2008 to 2011 | |||
| Imad Khamis | Adel Safar government Riyad Hijab government First Wael al-Halqi government Second Wael al-Halqi government |
2011 to 2016 | |||
| Muhammad Zuhair Al-Kharbutli | Imad Khamis government | 2016 to 2020 | |||
| Ghassan al-Zamel | First Hussein Arnous government Second Hussein Arnous government |
2020 to present | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic – Ministry of Electricity". www.moe.gov.sy. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Post-evaluation report for OECF loan projects 1998" (PDF). Jica.go.jp. 1998.
- ^ Hatahet, Sinan; Shaar, Karam (July 2021). "Syria's Electricity Sector After a Decade of War: A Comprehensive Assessment" (PDF). Cadmus.eui.eu.
- ^ "Ministry of Electricity Cancels Renewable Energy Licences of Prominent Businessmen and Companies". Syria Report. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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