The Ministry of Electricity has completed its preparations to launch an electronic payment service for electricity bills in Damascus and its countryside by completing its tests, experiments and qualifying of its cadres.

President Bashar al-Assad launches the first phase of operating the photovoltaic energy project in the  Industrial City Adra  
The project aims to generate 100 megawatts of electricity through solar panels upon completion, and covering an area  of more than 165 hectares.