#power-plants

#power-plants

On a sunny February morning, a long screech of locomotive brakes marks the start of the day at Baniyas Refinery, Syria's largest oil-refining plant. It is one of the last functioning arteries of the country's fuel network. Men in helmets stand on a platform above the train, filling tanker cars with fuel as supervisors from the Syrian Petroleum Company look on - both the refinery staff and the rail workers are vital for keeping post-war Syria powered.

"I don't think it's going to change the underlying economics," says Michelle Solomon, a manager in the electricity program at the think tank Energy Innovation. "The reasons why coal has increased in cost will continue to be fundamentally true."

The order to the Eddystone plant highlights concerns over power shortfalls as aging plants close and demand rises, showcasing the need for continued operational capacity.