Japanese assistance for Syrian power stations

To meet the drastic need for qualified engineers in Syria for the operation and maintenance of existing and future power stations, the Electric Power Training Center will be opened Jandar with the economic cooperation of the government of Japan.

The center was opened today, and the opening ceremony was attended by Syria's electricity minister and the Japanese ambassador in Damascus. The Electric Power Training Center was established on the site of Jandar power station in the Syrian province of Homs in order to train engineers and technicians who will become the key personnel for efficient and effective operation and maintenance of the power stations.

This training center is constructed according to the official agreements signed by the governments of Syria and Japan in 1996 and 1997 for the extension of grand aids, totaling 1,671 million Japanese yens (about US $14 million) by the government of Japan.

The training center is composed of a main building, laboratory, workshop, dormitory and other buildings in which training equipment and materials for the electrical, mechanical and instrumentation and control engineering are installed.

The center will be able to provide technical training for 100 engineers and technicians annually.