Clean, reliable power for Syria.
At Wedian Al-Rabie, near Damascus, three solar power plants and two large battery stations are being built on one site. Together they will feed the national grid with clean electricity by day and stored power into the evening.
One site, three plants, one connection to the grid
The Wedian Al-Rabie Solar Park sits on open land in the Rural Damascus Governorate, close to Damascus International Airport. It is made up of three independent solar power plants that share a single 400 kV substation — the point where the park's electricity enters Syria's national transmission grid.
Each plant is owned by its own Shams Al-Sham project company and sponsored by Mohammed Ahmad Al-Harfi Contracting Co. (MAH) of Riyadh. Each has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with the Ministry of Energy and the Public Establishment for Electricity, under which all the electricity it produces is sold to the national grid.
Solar is the fastest and one of the cheapest ways to add new electricity in a sunny country like Syria. Sunshine at Wedian Al-Rabie is strong and steady for most of the year, the land is flat and open, and the site is close to the high-voltage lines that carry power to Damascus and beyond. The batteries make the park more than a daytime source: they store the midday surplus and release it after sunset, when demand peaks and the grid most needs support.
- 760MWpof solar panels — more than a million of them, across the three plants
- 1,077MWhof battery storage, so power keeps flowing after the sun goes down
- 1.7billion kWhof clean electricity a year — enough for hundreds of thousands of homes
- 2,000+Syrian workers trained and employed to build the park
The three plants, in plain language
They stand side by side and share the same design, but each has a different job. The bars show how big each one is — blue for solar panels, gold for batteries.
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Plant 1 — solar with the largest battery
287.7 MWp of solar panels and 827 MWh of battery storage
The biggest of the three. Its batteries charge during the day and can then supply about four hours of full output into the evening, when homes and businesses need electricity most.
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Plant 2 — solar with a grid-support battery
198.7 MWp of solar panels and 250 MWh of battery storage
A mid-sized plant with a battery that smooths its output and helps keep the grid steady as the sun rises and sets. It can hold about an hour and a half of full output.
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Plant 3 — solar only
274 MWp of solar panels
No batteries here. This plant feeds electricity straight into the grid through the day, every day of the year.
Why batteries?
The sun sets, but demand does not. With storage, the park keeps supplying power after dark and can respond within seconds when the grid needs support, which makes the whole system steadier for everyone connected to it.
Why three plants?
Each plant is a complete power station with its own owner and its own agreement to sell electricity. Sharing one site, one substation and one construction team means they are built together, at lower cost and with less disturbance to the area.
Who is building it
The park brings together a Saudi sponsor, an international development partner, a Jordanian construction company and independent engineers.
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Sponsor
Mohammed Ahmad Al-Harfi Contracting Co. (MAH)
A Saudi contracting company based in Riyadh. MAH developed the park from the first studies to the signed agreements, and sponsors the three Shams Al-Sham project companies that own the plants.
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Co-developer
Northreach Energy
A solar project developer with offices in Saudi Arabia and the United States, working alongside MAH on the development of the park. northreachenergy.com
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Construction
Jordan Sadeen Contracting & Construction Co. (JSC)
An Amman-based contractor responsible for the construction works on site — the civil, structural, electrical and mechanical work that turns open land into a working power plant.
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Owner's engineer
Arbutus Consultants
Independent engineers who review the design and supervise construction on behalf of the project companies, so that the plants are built to international standards and perform as promised.
The plants are owned by the Shams Al-Sham project companies (Saudi-Syrian Company for Power Generation), one company for each plant. The project companies are also working with the International Labour Organization on the jobs and training programme described below.
Built with the people around it
A power plant this size is built by thousands of hands over two years. The park has been planned so that the work, the skills and the benefits stay in Syria.
Jobs and training
2,000Syrian workers, at least
With the International Labour Organization (ILO), the park runs a jobs and training programme so that building it becomes a route into skilled work. Workers are recruited and trained before construction starts, then employed on site through the build.
- A vocational training centre prepares the first cohorts and stays open after construction, teaching solar and electrical skills for the long term.
- Recruitment and training follow international labour standards for safety, fair pay and decent work.
- The site canteen — around 2,000 meals a day — will be set up and run by women from nearby communities as a business of their own.
Environment and neighbours
IFCPerformance Standards
Before any construction, the park was assessed to the environmental and social standards of the International Finance Corporation — the benchmark used for projects of this kind around the world. The assessment covers the whole life of the park, from building it to running it for decades.
- Land, water, dust and noise during construction are managed under a plan agreed before work starts.
- Plants, wildlife and road traffic around the site were surveyed and are monitored through the build.
- Anyone with a question or concern about the works can raise it through the contact details below and will receive a reply.
- Once running, the park avoids an estimated one million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from fuel oil and gas.
Where the project stands
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16 February 2026
Memorandum of understanding signed in Damascus
Mohammed Ahmad Al-Harfi Contracting Co. and the Syrian Ministry of Energy sign a binding memorandum of understanding for a 210 MW solar plant with 827 MWh of battery storage — the first step towards the park.
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Spring 2026
Development and studies
Site surveys, solar measurements, grid studies and the environmental and social assessment. The design of the three plants and the shared substation is completed.
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July 2026
Power purchase agreements concluded
Long-term agreements for all three plants are concluded with the Ministry of Energy and the Public Establishment for Electricity. The park's electricity now has a buyer for decades to come.
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5 August 2026
Signing ceremony in Damascus
The agreements are signed at a ceremony in Damascus under the supervision of the Saudi Ministry of Energy, alongside technical cooperation agreements with Saudi Electricity Project Development Co. and Siemens Energy. The signing is reported across the regional and international press.
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November 2026
Groundbreaking
Construction begins at Wedian Al-Rabie: site preparation, access roads, the workers' camp and the training centre come first.
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2027 onwards
Construction
More than a million panels, the battery stations and the 400 kV substation take shape, with the training programme running alongside.
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On completion
First power to the grid
The plants are tested, connected and start supplying clean electricity to Syria's national grid.
Latest news
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Groundbreaking at Wedian Al-Rabie
Construction of the solar park begins this month with a groundbreaking ceremony on site in the Rural Damascus Governorate.
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Site studies under way ahead of construction
Geotechnical, hydrology and topography surveys have started on site, and the final environmental and social assessment is in progress.
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Agreements signed at a ceremony in Damascus
The power purchase agreements for the three plants were signed at a ceremony in Damascus under the supervision of the Saudi Ministry of Energy, alongside technical cooperation agreements with Saudi Electricity Project Development Co. and Siemens Energy.
Get in touch
For questions about the park, about jobs and training, or about the works on site, write to us — in English or Arabic.
- Project companiesShams Al-Sham project companiesAmman, Jordan
- SponsorMohammed Ahmad Al-Harfi Contracting Co. (MAH)Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- SiteWedian Al-Rabie Solar ParkRural Damascus Governorate, Syria