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Governorate profile

Hama

A reference profile for Hama Governorate covering power generation, the electricity grid, solar energy, water and agricultural infrastructure, and rehabilitation needs. Major existing assets include Al-Zara Thermal Power Plant at 660 MW nominal capacity and Mhardeh Thermal Power Plant at 660 MW nominal capacity, where a 100 MW generating unit was restarted on 20 March 2026. Reconstruction of the 1,000 MW Zayzoun project has also entered implementation, alongside the new 800 MW Mhardeh project, while a new 3 MW solar plant entered service in eastern rural Hama in April 2026.

Population2,000,00030 Apr 2026
Area8,883 km²Official administrative area
Documented power plants2Facility records
Documented renewable facilities2Not necessarily a governorate total
Reference data

Key indicators

Conventional assets

Power-generation stations

Clean energy

Renewable-energy facilities

Reporting mode: Facility-level records

Hydropower

Mahardah Hydro Plant

Unknown
Nominal capacity85 MW
Project typeUtility-scale
Reference date5 Sept 2026
Data qualityMedium confidence
Source date5 Sept 2026
Syrian Renewables — Power plant in Syria.xlsx reference dataset
Methodological note

Workbook row: Hydro; build year 1979. Capacity is nominal/reference hydropower capacity; current generation is not verified.

Solar PV

Tayyibat Al-Turki Solar Power Plant

Tayyibat Al-Turki village — Eastern Hama countryside

Operational
Nominal capacity3 MW
Operational capacity3 MW
Project typeUtility-scale
Reference date4 Apr 2026
Data qualityHigh confidence
بوابة الطاقة المتجددة في سورية
Service indicator

Daily electricity supply

Economic structure

Economic profile

Primary sectorAgricultural
CommercialServices and administrationTransport and logistics

Hama's economy is strongly anchored in agriculture and food production, particularly cereals, irrigated farming in the Al-Ghab area, pistachios and livestock, alongside an important industrial and commercial base. The 2026 season recorded a substantial improvement in wheat procurement, while irrigation networks, dams and agricultural infrastructure are undergoing rehabilitation. Industrial recovery and expansion are also being pursued, including rehabilitation of Hama's steel plant and proposals for an industrial city, free zone and dry port.

Reference date9 Sept 2026
Data qualityHigh confidence
Source date9 Sept 2026
SANA — Hama wheat procurement and agricultural recovery, 2026
Context and analysis

Regional profile

Profile scope

The profile covers energy and service assets within Hama Governorate without mixing them with assets in Homs, Idlib, or the coast. Every future value must identify location, period, owner, and indicator type.

Electricity and the grid

Reuters reported in April 2025 that power was gradually restored to Hama after a nationwide failure, confirming exposure to national-grid constraints. The report does not provide local supply hours, available capacity, or losses and is not used to create a numerical indicator.

Solar energy and agricultural uses

The governorate needs separate documentation of household, agricultural, and water-pumping solar systems because uses, scales, and technical conditions differ. No penetration rate or capacity is assumed from national context alone.

Water, irrigation, and electricity assets

Substation, line, and distribution-network condition should be linked to irrigation, pumping, and public-service needs while separating electricity consumption from generator fuel requirements. Outages and maintenance must be documented over time.

Data and action priorities

Priorities are a geospatial asset database, an energy register for agriculture and water, standardized supply and reliability measurement, and energy-efficiency assessment for public and industrial facilities. All future values must retain a clear source, date, and unit.

Major generation and hydropower assets

The current Hama reference baseline includes Al-Zara Power Plant at 660 MW nominal capacity (2000), Mhardeh Thermal Power Plant at 660 MW nominal capacity (1979), and Mahardah Hydro Plant at 85 MW nominal capacity (1979). All figures are nominal/reference values, not measurements of current operation.

Data transparency

General sources

Power plant in Syria.xlsx — imported reference dataset

Syrian Renewables · 5 Sept 2026 · Medium confidence

Source note

Transcribed without changing the tabular values from the user-provided workbook. Capacities are treated as nominal/reference values; current operating status requires separate verification.