Another solar project completed in Syria

Solar power is slowly growing in both government and rebel-controlled parts of Syria. The war-torn country suffers from electricity cuts.
A man stands near solar panels displayed at a shop in the town of Dana, Syria.
A man stands near solar panels displayed at a shop in the town of Dana, east of the Turkish-Syrian border in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, on June 10, 2021. - AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images
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Syria’s state electric company announced the completion of another solar project yesterday. 

A 1-megawatt solar power station in the town of Autan has been connected to the electrical grid. The station features 10 inverters, which convert energy to electricity, and 1,818 solar panels, the state-run news outlet SANA reported today. 

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