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Fuel Overview 

Fuel Prices as of: 9 Jan 2024 (local currency and US$)  

Petrol (per litre) 

9500 SYP - 0,64 US$  (official)   

Diesel (per litre) 

2000 SYP - 0.14US$  (official)   

Paraffin (per litre) 

n/a 

Jet A1 (per litre) 

n/a 

For further information on fuel prices: 

Petrol: 

  • Private cars get 25 liters of petrol each 10 days,  
  • Public cars get 25 liters per week,  
  • Motorcycles get 4 litres every 10 days. 

However, fuel is available at the parallel market at prices vary from 14000 to 15000 SYP/L.  

Diesel prices:  

Diesel is subsidised for the poor families at 50 L once a year at 2000 SYP/L. However, the price has reached 17,000 SYP/L. in the informal market. 

Public vans: They get 30 L Every 5 round trips. 

Important note: In 2021, an Official Decree No. (8) was certified by the Syrian Parliament containing the new consumer protection law; the law criminalizes who buys or sells any subsidised goods for 7 years and a fee equal to three times the cost of the confiscated material. (Clause 56).  

Seasonal Variations  

Seasonal Variations 

Are there national priorities in the availability of fuel? (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Is there a rationing system? (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Is fuel to lower income/vulnerable groups subsidized? (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Can the local industry expand fuel supply to meet humanitarian needs? (Yes / No) 

No 

Is it possible for a humanitarian organization to contract directly a reputable supplier/distributor to provide its fuel needs? (Yes / No) 

Yes 

 

Fuel Transportation 

Fuel is transported within Syria by fuel truck tankers. 

Is the transportation infrastructure and fleet sufficient to handle current domestic needs as well as increased demand from the humanitarian community? Yes 

Standards, Quality and Testing 

Industry Control Measures 

Tanks with adequate protection against water mixing with the fuel 

(Yes / No) 

Yes 

Filters in the system, monitors where fuel is loaded into aircraft 

(Yes / No) 

Yes 

Adequate epoxy coating of tanks on trucks 

(Yes / No) 

Yes 

Presence of suitable fire fighting equipment 

(Yes / No) 

Yes 
 

 

Standards Authority 

Is there a national or regional standards authority? (Yes / No) 

Yes 

If yes, are the standards adequate/properly enforced? (Yes / No) 

Adequate 

Testing Laboratories 

Are there national testing laboratories? (Yes / No) 

Yes 

Fuel Quality Testing Laboratory – n/a 

Name  

Centre for Scientific Studies and Research 

Address 

Barzeh-Damascus-Syria 

Telephone and Fax 

n/a 

Contact 

n/a 

Standards Used - n/a 

  

 

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