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Workers in the control room of the Deir Ali power plant

The civil war caused widespread destruction of the country’ s energy infrastructure, while international sanctions barred foreign entities like Siemens from projects in Syria

Following EU member states’ approval in February 2025 to suspend a set of sanctions on Syria, Germany’ s special envoy announced that the move would enable Siemens to repair the Deir Ali Power Plant

72 May 2026