Multiple energy crises have plagued war-torn Syria for many years. Since 2011, fighting in the Syrian civil war has decimated production at many oil fields and destroyed much of the country’s energy grid. Electricity generation stands at less than a quarter of what it was before the conflict, and crude oil production in 2023 was at roughly 10% of its 2009 level.

These issues have added to immense human suffering. Energy and fuel shortages have exacerbated food insecurity in Syria while there have been tragic cases of children losing their lives to asphyxiation as households desperately resort to burning plastic bottles to keep warm during winter. Amid Syria’s difficult...