The rebuild market
Where Syria is rebuilding, and what it consumes.
A sourced view of the programmes reshaping Syrian infrastructure and the equipment categories each one draws on. We publish it because a supplier should be able to show you where it thinks demand is coming from, with the source attached.
- Estimated total post-conflict reconstruction cost
- USD 216 bnWorld Bank, Oct 2025
- Direct physical damage, of which 48% is infrastructure
- USD 108 bnWorld Bank, Oct 2025
- Projected national cement demand, about half met by imports
- 8 Mt/yrCemnet, 2026
- Syrian imports of construction materials
- USD 668 mSyria Report, FY2025
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Sectors and the equipment they draw on
- 01Power and energyNorth Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor, Zayzoun (Idlib), Mhardeh (Hama); solar at Widian Al-Rabee, Deir ez-Zor, Aleppo, HomsAwarded or contract signed2025-11
National 5 GW Power Generation Programme
Four combined-cycle gas plants plus a 1,000 MW solar portfolio, with final concession agreements signed in November 2025. It is the largest energy programme in Syria since 2011 and is aimed at doubling the power available to the national grid.
4,000 MW combined-cycle + 1,000 MW solar — ~USD 7bn
Consortium led by UCC Holding / Urbacon (Qatar) with Kalyon GES and Cengiz Enerji (Türkiye) and Power International USA
Equipment demand implied
- Step-up power transformers
- GIS switchgear
- HV/MV cable
- Crawler and tower cranes
- Station batteries and DC chargers
- 02Power and energyNational — transmission corridors and transformer substationsUnder construction2025-06
Syria Electricity Emergency Project (SEEP)
Rehabilitation of damaged transmission lines and transformer substations with institutional support, approved in June 2025 and implementing through 2026. It is the first World Bank project in Syria in roughly forty years, and new solar plants are being tied into the 230 kV and 400 kV networks through it.
USD 146m IDA grant
World Bank / IDA with Syria's Ministry of Energy
Equipment demand implied
- Power and distribution transformers
- 230/400 kV switchgear
- ACSR conductor, cable and terminations
- Protection relays and SCADA/RTUs
- Substation battery banks and chargers
- 03Power and energyAdra Industrial City, Rif DimashqAnnounced — not contracted2026-02
Adra 210 MW Solar + 827 MWh Battery Storage
Announced in February 2026, it would be by far Syria's largest energy-storage asset. No construction start or financial close has been confirmed to date, so it is listed here as announced rather than committed.
210 MW solar + 827 MWh battery storage
Al-Gihaz Holding (Saudi Arabia)
Equipment demand implied
- Containerised lithium BESS
- PCS inverters
- MV step-up transformers
- BMS/EMS control systems
- DC cable and busbars
- 04Transport and logisticsDamascusUnder construction2025-11
Damascus International Airport — redevelopment and expansion
Final build-operate-transfer concession contracts were signed on 24 November 2025 and are described as the largest single investment in Syria's history. Works have started on Terminal 2, the rehabilitation of the old airport hotel, and the main access road.
USD 4bn — target capacity 31 million passengers/year
Consortium led by UCC Holding (Qatar) with Cengiz İnşaat and Kalyon İnşaat (Türkiye) and Assets Investments (USA)
Equipment demand implied
- Excavators, dozers and rollers
- Asphalt plants and pavers
- Concrete batching plants and pumps
- MV/LV switchgear and transformers
- Standby gensets and UPS systems
- 05Transport and logisticsTartus, Mediterranean coastAwarded or contract signed2025-07
Port of Tartus — 30-year development and operation concession
A signed build-operate-transfer concession covering new port infrastructure, modern cargo-handling technology and digital port systems. The aim is to position Tartus as a trade hub between Southern Europe and the MENA region.
USD 800m over a 30-year concession
DP World (UAE) with Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports
Equipment demand implied
- STS quay and RTG yard cranes
- Marine piling rigs and excavators
- Substation transformers and RMUs
- High-mast lighting
- Standby diesel gensets
- 06Transport and logisticsNassib (Jordanian border) – Damascus – Homs – Aleppo, plus the Saraqib–Idlib link and the Damascus–Palmyra–Deir ez-Zor duallingUnder construction2026-07
M5 Corridor Highway Rehabilitation Programme
Maintenance works on the Damascus–Aleppo corridor commenced on 23 April 2026, a corridor assessment was launched on 13 June 2026, and seven tenders for the full rehabilitation plus separate international supervision tenders were launched on 14 July 2026. The M5 links the Turkish border in the north to the Jordanian border in the south.
Seven domestic and international tenders; corridor assessment covers ~370 km across both directions Damascus–Aleppo
Syrian Ministry of Transport / General Establishment for Road Transport, with Lobar, Al-Jabir Engineering and Frontier Group International on early maintenance works
Equipment demand implied
- Asphalt pavers and rollers
- Mobile crushers and screens
- Asphalt and concrete batching plants
- Excavators, loaders and graders
- Solar-hybrid road lighting with battery storage
- 07Water and sanitationIdlib (Ain Zarqa water system), Homs and Hama (Upper Orontes), Rif Dimashq (Adra wastewater treatment plant expansion)Awarded or contract signed2026-04
Syria Emergency Water Security and Resilient Services Project
Approved on 23 April 2026 to restore bulk water supply and wastewater infrastructure in densely populated conflict-affected regions. Scope covers rehabilitating and climate-proofing treatment and transmission infrastructure plus emergency repairs to supply networks.
USD 150m within a USD 225m package — running 2026–2031
World Bank / IDA
Equipment demand implied
- Pumps, valves and blowers
- Variable-frequency drives and MCCs
- Excavators, trenchers and compactors
- Standby diesel gensets
- Solar pumping systems with battery banks
- 08Housing and urban reconstructionYafour, ~22 km from central Damascus, Rif DimashqAwarded or contract signed2026-05
The Eighth Gate, Yafour
A mixed-use development of commercial, retail, hospitality and residential space; on 18 May 2026 Emaar exited the joint-venture structure to develop it as a wholly-owned project. Field-level execution was stated as expected within two to three months of that date.
USD 500m across 300,000 m²
Emaar Properties (UAE)
Equipment demand implied
- Tower cranes and material hoists
- Concrete batching plants and pumps
- Piling rigs and excavators
- MV/LV switchgear and transformers
- Building gensets and UPS systems
- 09Telecommunications and dataNational backbone with a submarine cable landing station at TartusAwarded or contract signed2026-02
SilkLink — national fibre backbone, data centres and cable landing
stc Group won the bid in February 2026, ahead of Qatar's Ooredoo and the UAE's e&. Scope covers the fibre network, data centres and an international submarine cable landing station, positioning Syria as a data transit hub.
SAR 3bn (~USD 800m) — over 4,500 km of fibre-optic network
stc Group (Saudi Arabia) with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Equipment demand implied
- UPS systems and battery banks
- Large standby diesel gensets
- MV switchgear and transformers
- Trenchers and HDD rigs
- PDUs and busway
- 10Industry and industrial citiesSheikh Najjar (Aleppo), Adra (Rif Dimashq), Hassia (Homs)Operational2026-07
Industrial Cities Programme — Sheikh Najjar, Adra, Hassia
Three operating and expanding industrial cities under a new investment regime that offers plots on instalments. The programme includes a partnership with China's Suzhou Land Group to develop Sheikh Najjar plus a furniture-focused industrial zone and a worker training centre.
Industrial plots on five-year instalments at ~USD 30/m² in Hassia and ~USD 35/m² in Sheikh Najjar and Adra; 675 industrial facilities back in production in Aleppo
Syrian Ministry of Economy and Industry, with Suzhou Land Group (China) and Saudi investors
Equipment demand implied
- Distribution transformers and RMUs
- LV panelboards and motor control centres
- Forklifts and overhead travelling cranes
- Workshop gensets and power factor correction
- UPS systems, inverters and battery banks