Syria Infrastructure Outlook
Sourced facts on Syria’s telecommunications, emergency-response and energy infrastructure, and what they mean for safety and communications.
The Syria infrastructure outlook: why it matters
This Syria infrastructure outlook brings together publicly reported facts on reconstruction costs, telecommunications, emergency response and energy, so that agencies and operators can see the context for communications and safety projects. Each figure is dated and sourced, and the Syria infrastructure outlook is updated as new reports are published. It is written for funders, operators and partners who are investing in Syria and following Syria reconstruction.
Why This Matters
Syria's infrastructure needs are large and moving quickly. This page collects publicly reported facts, with sources and dates, so that agencies, operators and partners can see the context behind our work. Figures are as reported by the sources shown and may change.
Reconstruction need
The World Bank estimated in October 2025 that rebuilding Syria would cost about US$216 billion, within a range of US$140 to 345 billion. Physical damage was put at roughly US$108 billion, with infrastructure about 48% of it. Nominal GDP fell from about US$67.5 billion in 2011 to about US$21.4 billion in 2024.
Telecommunications
In 2026 Syria tendered a 20-year mobile license to replace MTN Syria's. Zain Group was announced as the winner, reportedly for US$747 million, with a commercial launch targeted for Q1 2027, subject to approvals, and a stated commitment of more than US$800 million over a decade including 5G. The ministry also describes a national fiber backbone of about 4,500 km, fiber-to-the-home and shared indoor coverage, and the minister said full coverage needs about three years.
Emergency response
Syria created a Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in March 2025 and merged the Civil Defence into it in June 2025. A national TETRA wireless network was contracted in 2008, and a 2025 UN plan describes expanding and modernizing the security communications system with newer technologies.
Energy
Syria's energy authorities targeted gas output of about 15 million cubic meters per day by end-2026, up from about 7 million, and signed a gas supply agreement with Jordan in January 2026 for roughly 4 million cubic meters per day. The Syrian Petroleum Company signed a gas-development contract with ConocoPhillips and Novaterra, Saudi firms signed field-services agreements, and a UCC-led consortium signed a US$7 billion power-sector memorandum.
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Sanctions and compliance
In May 2025 the United States issued OFAC General License 25, easing Syria sanctions. OFAC guidance of 28 May 2025 lists telecommunications-related services and power-grid rehabilitation among authorized activities, but blocked parties remain off-limits, the license can be revoked at any time, and export controls still require licenses for most items. The European Union lifted most of its economic sanctions in May 2025 while keeping some security-related measures. These rules change, so any project should be checked with qualified counsel. Nothing here is legal advice.
Our Reading
New public mobile and fiber networks will take years to reach full coverage, and critical users need dependable communications in the meantime. Energy expansion adds remote, high-consequence sites that need resilient communications and safety systems. These are the areas we are developing, as proposed offerings, in Public Safety Broadband Networks and Oil & Gas Safety and Security Systems.
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