The Syrian state-owned electricity company announced today the completion of another solar project.
A 1 megawatt solar power plant in the city of Autan was connected to the electricity grid. The station has 10 inverters, which convert energy into electricity, and 1,818 solar panels, the state news outlet SANA reported today.
Autan is located between the central city of Homs and the Mediterranean coast of Syria.
One megawatt of solar power can power roughly between 50 and 250 homes in the United States, according to the DC Association of Solar Energy Industries.
Because matter: Solar energy is gradually becoming more popular in Syria. In March the government unveiled another solar power plant in Jdeidat Yabous near the Lebanese border. Another solar plant powers five villages in Jableh near the coast. Both areas are under government control.
Parts of the rebel-controlled Idlib province, which was ravaged by the war with the government, are also using solar panels to provide electricity. The New York Times reported last year.
Syria suffers from it electrical cutspartly due to the damage caused by the war to infrastructure.
Learn more: Syria’s neighbors are also focusing on solar energy. Jordan recently reported an increase in the use of solar energy for energy. An Israeli solar company also recently agreed to build a solar plant on Bedouin-owned land in the Negev desert.
