How much energy has been lost in Syria?

Meanwhile, 80 per cent of energy capacity has been lost. Syria generated around 9,000 megawatts in 2010 which has dropped to less than 1,500 megawatts today. Seventy per cent of power plants have been damaged and 75 per cent of national grid capacity has been lost.

How many refineries are there in Syria?

Syria currently has two active refineries located at Banias, with a production capacity of 120,000 b/d, and one at Homs, which has a production capacity of 107,100 b/d; the current state of the two refineries is uncertain given the destruction of war and the inability of Syria to reliably maintain the infrastructure over the years.

How much oil does Syria produce a day?

Before the civil war began in 2011, Syria produced an average of 383,000 barrels per day (b/d) and 316 million cubic feet per day (Mmcf/d) of natural gas. In 2015, Syria had an estimated 2.5 billion barrels of proven reserves of oil.

Why did a looter steal cables from a power plant in Syria?

In the chaos following the fall of Assad, looters have felled transmission towers across the country, stealing cables in order to sell copper and aluminium on the black market. Near Syria's biggest power plant - Deir Ali, south of Damascus - severed cables dangle from now disconnected transmission towers.

How did a fall in oil production affect the Syrian economy?

The fall in production devastated the Syrian economy since oil exports accounted for 25% of the country’s GDP. Over the course of the thirteen-year Syrian civil war, Iran invested an estimated $30-$50 billion into bolstering Assad’s regime.