Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye, Alparslan Bayraktar, announced in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on May 22 that Türkiye will provide a substantial amount of electricity and natural gas to Syria.
It was stated that this move was intended to alleviate Syria's energy shortage.
During his visit to Syria, Bayraktar signed an agreement with Mohammad al-Bashir, the Minister of Energy of Syria, to strengthen energy cooperation between the two countries.
At the press conference following the signing of the agreement, Bayraktar stated that Türkiye intends to increase electricity exports to Syria substantially in the upcoming months and will provide the country with two billion cubic metres of natural gas each year.
Bashir said that the construction of a natural gas pipeline from Kilis to the Syrian province of Aleppo is nearing completion, and they hope to have it operational by June.
The two sides also discussed the construction of a 400-kilovolt electricity transmission line.
Syria continues to experience serious energy and electricity shortages due to the prolonged civil war and the impact of Western sanctions.