Power is now not simply an financial commodity — it has grow to be a strategic instrument of diplomacy that fosters stability and peace in worldwide relations. By way of infrastructure investments, useful resource diversification, and multilateral cooperation, Türkiye has reworked vitality into a significant pillar of our international coverage, connecting and reassuring our area and past.
Türkiye is uniquely positioned as an vitality hub bridging Europe and Asia, and might now play a big position in Syria’s reconstruction. Regardless of the challenges Syria has confronted over time, the nation retains vital strategic vitality property and occupies a vital geographic place as a possible transit hall for regional vitality routes. Traditionally, political tensions and safety issues restricted cooperation between us. Nevertheless, current developments have opened new doorways for dialogue and collaboration that I’m assured will deliver mutual advantages.
Syria’s Management Map And Oil & Gasoline Infrastructure
At the moment, Türkiye provides roughly 210MW of electrical energy every day to Syria’s Aleppo by seven crossing factors. And the nation is dedicated to growing this provide to 300MW by autumn 2025, after which to 500MW inside six months. Türkiye’s Ministry of Power and Pure Useful resource (MENR) can be engaged on a 400-kV transmission line challenge linking Reyhanli with Syria’s Harim in Idlib province, which is anticipated to be operational by the tip of 2025. It will dramatically improve Syria’s electrical energy import capability and assist to alleviate continual energy shortages.
Along with electrical energy, the development of a pure gasoline pipeline from Türkiye’s Kilis area to Aleppo can be on the desk. This goals to ship 6mn m³/d of gasoline to Syrian energy crops, and will probably be a essential step towards revitalizing Syria’s vitality infrastructure.
We additionally see nice potential in supporting the rehabilitation of Syria’s oil sector. Pre-conflict manufacturing was round 600,000 b/d however has since fallen to roughly 30,000 b/d. Our plans embrace seismic surveys and investments to assist Syria enhance its oil manufacturing, doubtlessly reaching 1 million b/d inside 5 years. Past oil, Turkish corporations are inspired to spend money on Syria’s mining, phosphate, electrical energy era, and distribution sectors to assist rebuild the economic system.
The vitality vulnerabilities uncovered by the Russia-Ukraine struggle have underlined Türkiye’s geopolitical and geoeconomic benefits, positioning us as a regional balancing energy in vitality provide safety. Our multi-layered vitality diplomacy—from technical contacts with Syria, to negotiations with Iran and the Kurdistan Regional Authorities (KRG) in Iraq, and increasing cooperation in Africa—displays Türkiye’s imaginative and prescient that entry to vitality is a basic human proper and important to regional stability.
Whereas political challenges and sanctions stay obstacles, pragmatic financial pursuits are guiding us towards cooperation. Türkiye believes incremental confidence-building by cross-border electrical energy exchanges, joint infrastructure tasks, and controlled oil transport will pave the way in which for deeper vitality ties.
Our current agreements with Syria on electrical energy and gasoline provide showcase Türkiye’s readiness to contribute to regional stability. On the similar time, advancing inexperienced vitality options alongside conventional hydrocarbon flows and revising our nationwide vitality insurance policies to align with increasing worldwide commerce and sustainable improvement.
At present, Türkiye shouldn’t be solely carrying vitality — but additionally carrying stability. This strategy not solely fosters long-term peace within the area but additionally strengthens Türkiye’s position on the worldwide stage. As we advance inexperienced transformation, enhance home manufacturing, and prioritize people-centered vitality entry, we are going to additional solidify our management in shaping the regional vitality structure.
Power is now not only a sector for Türkiye — it’s our new promise to the world.
*Leyla Karayılan is an advisor to Türkiye’s Ministry of Power and Pure Sources (MENR). She beforehand served as advisor to the AK Get together International Affairs directorate, and continues to participate in international coverage analysis and coverage.
