Shams Al-Sham — Saudi-Syrian Company for Power Generation

Media and press

Material for journalists and anyone writing about the park: photographs, a one-page fact sheet, the key facts, and who to contact.

Photographs

These photographs may be used in reporting about the park. Please credit "Shams Al-Sham", or the Syrian Ministry of Energy where the caption says so. Click a photograph to open the full-size file.

  • The memorandum of understanding being signed at the Syrian Ministry of Energy

    Signing the memorandum of understanding at the Ministry of Energy, Damascus, 16 February 2026. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Energy.

  • Officials and company representatives holding the signed memorandum

    The delegations with the signed memorandum, Damascus, 16 February 2026. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Energy.

  • The full delegation standing behind the conference table at the Ministry of Energy

    The Saudi and Syrian delegations at the Ministry of Energy, 16 February 2026. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Energy.

  • Representatives signing the power purchase agreements at a conference table

    Signing of the power purchase agreements, July 2026.

  • The signing delegation standing together after the ceremony

    The delegation after the signing, July 2026.

Photographs of the site and of construction will be added after the groundbreaking.

Downloads

  • Fact sheet

    One page with the figures, the three plants, the partners and the timeline. Opens as a web page that prints to a single A4 sheet or saves as PDF.

  • Logo and share image

    The Shams Al-Sham logo is available on request for editorial use. The site's share image can be used as-is: og.jpg (1200 × 630).

In the news

Coverage of the park in the regional and international press. Links open the publisher's site.

Key facts

Project
Wedian Al-Rabie Solar Park — three co-located solar power plants with battery storage
Location
Wedian Al-Rabie, Rural Damascus Governorate, Syria, close to Damascus International Airport
Owner
Shams Al-Sham — Saudi-Syrian Company for Power Generation — one project company per plant
Sponsor
Mohammed Ahmad Al-Harfi Contracting Co. (MAH), Riyadh
Advisors
Eversheds Sutherland (legal), Gridlines (financial), Saudi Electricity Project Development Co. — PDC (technical and commercial)
Construction
Kawar Energy – ZTT Joint Venture (Kawar Energy PSC, Amman, and Zhongtian Technology Group, China), engineering, procurement and construction contractor for all three plants
Operation
Kawar Energy PSC, operator of the plants after completion
Owner's engineer
Arbutus Consultants
Solar capacity
760 MWp in total: 287.7 MWp, 198.7 MWp and 274 MWp
Battery storage
1,077 MWh in total: 827 MWh and 250 MWh
Annual output
About 1.7 billion kWh of electricity a year
Grid connection
One shared 400 kV substation on site, connected to the national transmission grid
Electricity buyer
Long-term power purchase agreements with the Ministry of Energy and the Public Establishment for Electricity, signed July 2026
Workforce
At least 2,000 Syrian workers trained and employed during construction, with the International Labour Organization
Standards
Environmental and social assessment to IFC Performance Standards
Memorandum of understanding
Binding MOU signed with the Syrian Ministry of Energy in Damascus, 16 February 2026
Groundbreaking
November 2026

Media enquiries

Write to info@shamsalshamsolarpark.com with "Media" in the subject line, in English or Arabic. For interview requests, please say which outlet you write for and your deadline.