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Governorate profile

Idlib

A reference profile for Idlib Governorate covering electricity supply, grid infrastructure, solar energy, water and agricultural infrastructure, and rehabilitation needs. The governorate relies significantly on electricity imported from Türkiye, including a new 80 MW supply line completed in February 2026. Rehabilitation of 66 kV and 20 kV networks and substations continues across heavily damaged areas. Solar power also plays an important role in essential water services, including the documented 1.5 MW Al-Arshani solar installation.

Population2,660,00030 Apr 2026
Area6,097 km²Official administrative area
Documented power plants1Facility records
Documented renewable facilities1Not necessarily a governorate total
Reference data

Key indicators

Conventional assets

Power-generation stations

Combined cycle

Zayzoun Thermal Power Plant

Damaged
Nominal capacity505 MW
Reference date5 Sept 2026
Data qualityMedium confidence
Source date5 Sept 2026
Syrian Renewables — Power plant in Syria.xlsx reference dataset
Methodological note

Workbook row: Conventional / Combined-cycle turbines / Gas; built 1998, with the workbook explicitly noting destroyed 2015. Status is recorded as damaged based on that source note; capacity is historical/nominal.

Clean energy

Renewable-energy facilities

Reporting mode: Facility-level records

Solar PV

Al-Arshani Water Station Solar PV System

Al-Arshani — west of Idlib city

Operational
Nominal capacity1.5 MW
Operational capacity1.5 MW
Project typePublic-service facility
Reference date11 Sept 2026
Data qualityHigh confidence
Al-Arshani — west of Idlib city
Economic structure

Economic profile

Primary sectorAgricultural
IndustrialCommercial

Idlib's economy is strongly anchored in agriculture and food production, particularly olives and olive oil, cereals, pistachios, vegetables and livestock. Approximately 118,577 hectares are planted with olive trees, making the sector an important source of income and employment. Commercial, industrial and logistics activity is also expanding through initiatives including the free zone and planned industrial areas, while rehabilitation of irrigation, energy and transport infrastructure remains essential to restoring production and economic activity.

Reference date5 Aug 2026
Data qualityHigh confidence
SANA — Idlib agricultural and olive-sector updates
Context and analysis

Regional profile

Profile scope

The profile treats Idlib Governorate as one administrative area while requiring the operator and service boundary to be stated where electricity arrangements differ between locations. Evidence from one town or facility is not generalized to the entire governorate.

Supply arrangements and networks

National sources describe widespread weakness in Syria’s grid but do not provide a unified Idlib series for supply hours, consumption, or outages. Future documentation must distinguish imported or locally networked electricity, diesel generation, and standalone solar systems.

Distributed solar energy

Solar and battery systems are a central verification topic because households and essential facilities in parts of northwest Syria rely on off-grid solutions. The profile does not record capacity or counts until location, owner, rating, status, and source date are documented.

Energy for water, health, and services

The governorate record should link energy sources to continuity of water, health, and education services, documenting pumping, storage, generators, and solar systems facility by facility. Discrete humanitarian interventions are not treated as a governorate grid or comprehensive indicator.

Data and action priorities

Priorities include a map of network operators and connection points, an off-grid system register for critical facilities, and standardized indicators for tariffs, service hours, and reliability. Every future value must carry a clear geographic and temporal scope.

Major generation assets

The historical reference baseline for Idlib includes Zayzoun Thermal Power Plant with a nominal capacity of 505 MW and a 1998 build year; the source workbook explicitly notes that it was destroyed in 2015. The capacity is therefore shown as a historical nameplate value and not as current operating capacity.

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; Zayzoun carries the workbook note that it was destroyed in 2015.