Azerbaijani Natural Gas Reaches Homs via Turkey-Syria Pipeline

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Azerbaijani Natural Gas Reaches Homs via Turkey-Syria Pipeline

Natural gas transported through the Turkey-Syria Natural Gas Pipeline has been delivered to the Cender Gas Power Plant in Homs, located in central Syria.

The Azerbaijani natural gas reached Homs via the Turkey-Syria pipeline. In the next phase, the gas will be directed from the Cender Station to the Nasiriyah and Tishrin thermal power plants near the capital, Damascus.

The valves at the power plants were opened in a ceremony attended by Syrian Deputy Minister of Energy Qayyas Diab and Homs Governor Abdurrahman al-Ama.

Speaking to journalists after the opening, Diab stated that as of today, the Azerbaijani gas has arrived at the Cender Gas Station via Turkey. He noted that the pipeline, which has a maximum daily capacity of 3.4 million cubic meters, is currently transmitting 1.4 million cubic meters per day, sufficient to generate 250 megawatts of electricity.

Diab emphasized that this flow from Turkey represents a strategic step for connecting the Arab Gas Pipeline to the Republic of Turkey, enabling Syria to integrate with regional countries’ electricity networks, which will strengthen stability within the country.

Once the gas reaches all thermal power plants, the existing electricity supply in Syria will increase to five hours per day. With a new agreement anticipating a daily transmission of six million cubic meters of gas, electricity supply to households is expected to reach up to eight hours per day.

The first natural gas flow from Turkey to Syria began on August 2, when Azerbaijani gas was delivered through the Turkey-Syria pipeline via Kilis.