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.
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.
Autan is located between the central city of Homs and Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
One megawatt of solar energy can power roughly between 50 and 250 homes in the United States, according to the DC-based Solar Energy Industries Association.
