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Teshreen (Tishrin) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria

Hydro power plant in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic. Approximate location 36.3814, 38.1833.

HydroAleppoSyrian Arab Republic

Teshreen (Tishrin) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria is a 630 MW hydro power station in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 631k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 18 Syrian Arab Republic power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 3.0% of Syrian Arab Republic's electricity; the national grid averages 706 gCO₂/kWh (3.5% low-carbon) (2024).

630Source-backed capacity
630,720homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0041659.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTeshreen (Tishrin) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria WRI
CountrySyrian Arab Republic · Aleppo WRI
Coordinates36.3814, 38.1833 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity630 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#8 of 18 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 3 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent630,720 calculated
Climate18.2°C · HDD 1,363 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 37/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000603534); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Syrian Arab Republic

Taqba (Al-Thawra) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria: 800 MW800Taqba (Al-…Teshreen (Tishrin) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria: 630 MW630Teshreen (…Baath Hydroelectric Power Project Syria: 75 MW75Baath Hydr…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 36.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

18.2°Cannual mean temp
1,363heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,447cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
365 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 6 °CJF: 8 °CFM: 12 °CMA: 17 °CAM: 22 °CMJ: 27 °CJJ: 30 °CJA: 30 °CAS: 26 °CSO: 20 °CON: 13 °CND: 8 °CD30 °C

Heating degree-days here run 45% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 31/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
37/100environmental-severity index
23.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
218 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest hydro power plant of 3 in Syrian Arab Republic by capacity.

Syrian Arab Republic has 3 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 1,505 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 36.3814, 38.1833 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Teshreen (Tishrin) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria?

Teshreen (Tishrin) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria is a 630 MW source-record hydro power plant in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic.

How many homes can Teshreen (Tishrin) Hydroelectric Power Project Syria power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 630,720 homes (estimated).

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