Wind Energy

Syria has several areas with promising wind speeds, particularly in parts of Homs, the south, Rural Damascus and some coastal highlands. Yet this resource has not translated into large operational grid-connected capacity; international statistics still show only a very small installed wind base compared with solar and hydropower.

At project level, 2026 marked a significant shift with the signing of a 700 MW wind-power project with Marv Energy and subsequent official follow-up on turbine manufacturing in Hassia. This page therefore separates existing installed capacity, announced or developing projects, and theoretical wind-resource potential.

Earlier Syrian and international studies show that the resource is spatially uneven. Field campaigns conducted between 2004 and 2009 reported mean wind speeds at 40 m of roughly 5.1–8 m/s across selected promising sites. Examples include Sindianah 1 and 2 in Homs at 8 m/s, Qutina at 7.8 m/s, Jandar at 7.7 m/s, Al-Hara in Daraa at 7.6 m/s and Al-Sukhna at 7.2 m/s.

Wind speed alone is not an investment metric. Wind power density scales approximately with the cube of wind speed, while bankability also depends on terrain, surface roughness, hub height, wind distribution, turbulence, grid distance and hosting capacity, roads, land rights and environmental constraints.

Global wind maps are useful for screening, but they are not a substitute for a sufficiently long mast or LiDAR measurement campaign and long-term correction before financing a utility-scale project.

IRENA records only about 1 MW of installed wind capacity in Syria, indicating a very small operating base. Historical planned projects also exist, including the 50 MW Quttaineh wind farm registered under the UNFCCC NAMA platform; this should be treated as a historical project record, not operational capacity.

On 11 February 2026, the Ministry of Energy signed a 700 MW wind-power project agreement with Marv Energy. On 23 April, the ministry reported inspecting turbine manufacturing in Hassia before installation at project sites. This supports an Under Development classification, but does not prove that the full 700 MW is under field construction or grid-connected.

Syrian Renewables updates project status against the latest available evidence: announcement or agreement, studies, procurement and manufacturing, civil works, turbine erection, grid connection, testing and commercial operation. Capacity is moved into Installed/Operational only when there is clear evidence of commissioning.

Syria's limited wind deployment does not appear to be a natural-resource problem alone. Historical sites above 7–8 m/s suggest that the larger barrier has been converting resource into bankable projects: long-term finance-grade measurements, grid stability and connection points, financing, political risk, supply chains, heavy transport and operations capability.

Wind differs from solar because pre-construction development is typically more site-specific and data-intensive. A utility-scale project needs measurement campaigns, micro-siting, geotechnical and transport studies, detailed grid studies and P50/P90 energy-yield analysis. Large theoretical potential therefore does not equal economically developable capacity.

To convert the current pipeline into financeable capacity, the sector needs updated and accessible wind data, clear grid codes, transparent hosting-capacity information, bankable power-purchase arrangements, predictable permitting and technical standards for turbines, testing and operation.

Under the 2025 procedural guide for renewable projects selling their full output, the pathway is: application → grid-connection point and initial approval → agreement → implementation → electrical connection → licence and commercial operation.

The guide specifies 12 months for 2–10 MW solar projects, but explicitly states that 'other types' have implementation periods agreed according to the nature of each project. Solar timelines should therefore not be applied to wind.

Once ready, the project proceeds through technical connection under grid and metering requirements, followed by commercial connection and licensing for the capacity actually implemented. Applicable requirements also cover grid code compliance, power quality, system-operator instructions and communications/SCADA.

Last updated: 12 August 2026. Installed/Nominal Capacity is used for recorded installed capacity, Operational Capacity only when clear operating evidence exists, and Announced/Under Development for projects that have not reached commercial operation.

The historical capacity series is based on IRENA. Site and wind-speed data rely on historical studies and measurements, especially the 2018 paper summarising 2004–2009 campaigns. These are useful baselines but not substitutes for current measurements at modern turbine hub heights.

A complete public registry of actual operational wind capacity and annual wind generation in Syria is still unavailable. The 700 MW project is classified according to the latest public evidence and is not counted as installed until grid connection and commissioning are documented.