Turkey will begin supplying natural gas and electricity to northern Syria as part of a new energy cooperation effort aimed at stabilizing infrastructure in the war-torn country, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Thursday.
In an interview with CNN Türk, Bayraktar said Turkey plans to deliver 6 million cubic meters of natural gas per day to Syria over the next three months—amounting to a total of 2 billion cubic meters. Initial shipments will support power generation in Aleppo.
“Our natural gas pipeline has reached the Syrian border through Kilis. We will supply fuel to the gas plants there,” Bayraktar said.
Turkey has also started transmitting 200 megawatts of electricity to northern Syria and aims to increase this to 700–800 megawatts in the coming months. According to Bayraktar, all necessary permitting for the expansion has been completed.
The announcement comes amid broader reconstruction efforts in Syria following years of civil war. Syrian transitional government Energy Minister Muhammad al-Bashir, who recently visited Turkey, confirmed ongoing work on a 400-kilovolt power line to facilitate cross-border electricity transmission. A conversion station on the Turkish side will manage the delivery of 80 megawatts to the region once completed.
Al-Bashir also revealed plans for a second transmission line linking Turkey’s Reyhanlı to Syria’s Harem in Idlib province, as well as a natural gas pipeline connecting Kilis to Aleppo.
In addition to energy supplies, the two sides are exploring cooperation in mining, including joint initiatives in the extraction of phosphate and lithium. Offshore natural gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean was also discussed.
Bayraktar said the energy initiative reflects Turkey’s strategic goal of supporting normalization and recovery in Syria, where infrastructure remains severely damaged.
