Turkey and Qatar have committed to deploying floating power-supply vessels to provide electricity to Syria, but analysts are sceptical about their ability to resolve the crisis.
"This will not fully solve the power issue of the country, as the extent of damage to the generation and transformation stations and electrical connection lines during the period of the former regime is very large," said Palash Jain, Middle East oil market consultant at FGE.
Turkey supplies electricity to several areas in northern Syria, particulalrly those close to the border. This includes cities like Aleppo, which was once Syria's largest and is a major industrial hub.
However, the power supply from those lines has not been consistent in recent years, Mr Jain told The National.
While there are indications that Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey might be willing to provide financial support to the Syrian government, no concrete bids have been made in response to recent Syrian oil tenders, Mr Jain said.
"The loss of crude oil supply will hinder the operation of domestic refineries, resulting in a reduction of domestic production of essential fuels such as gasoline and diesel," he said.
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