The Ministry of Electricity () was a department of the Government of Syria. The ministry was responsible for managing the electric energy and renewable energy sector in Syria, and a number of governmental institutions and companies were affiliated to it. On 29 March 2025, as a result of the formation of the Syrian transitional government, the Ministry of Electricity, the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources were replaced by and merged into the Ministry of Energy.
In Syria, the production of electricity has been entirely nationalized. By the end of the 1990s, the Ministry of Electricity managed 74,9% of the production of electricity nationwide. The country was planning to become self-sufficient in electricity supply by 1998. For this reason, the Ministry never seriously considered renewable energies because they take a longer time to deploy. By 2010, the government encouraged private investors to develop the electric capacity of the country, but the war broke out.
In November 2021, the Ministry of Electricity annulled dozens of renewable energy licences.
Ministers +MinisterGovernmentTerm Minister of Electricity Ahmed Omar Youssef (first)Abdul Rahman Khleifawi governmentMuhammad Ali al-Halabi governmentAbdul Rauf al-Kasm government1976 to 1984Kamel Selim al-BabaAbdul Rauf al-Kasm governmentMahmoud al-Zoubi government 1984 to 2000Munib Saim ad-DahrFirst Mustafa Mero governmentSecond Mustafa Mero governmentMuhammad Naji al-Otari government2000 to 2006 Ahmed Khaled al-AliMuhammad Naji al-Otari government2006 to 2008Ahmed Qusay KayaliMuhammad Naji al-Otari government2008 to 2011Imad KhamisAdel Safar governmentRiyad Hijab governmentFirst Wael al-Halqi governmentSecond Wael al-Halqi government2011 to 2016Muhammad Zuhair al-KharbutliImad Khamis government2016 to 2020Ghassan al-ZamelFirst Hussein Arnous governmentSecond Hussein Arnous government2020 to 2024Sinjar TaamaMohammad Ghazi al-Jalali governmentSeptember 2024 to December 2024Omar Shaqrouq (last)Syrian caretaker governmentDecember 2024 to 29 March 2025
See also Council of Ministers (Syria)
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