PRJ-2026-018At risk4ExecutionConstructionIn progressDelivered by:Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment

Laying a government fibre backbone between Damascus and Homs that links the ministries’ directorates and the main and backup data centres — the first segment of the network that will reach every governorate.

Project managerEng. George HaddadProject sponsorEng. Khaled Al-KayyaliProgrammeNational Connectivity & Support Services Programme

Early warning: ⁦52%⁩ chance of slipping within ⁦45⁩ days

Budget (BAC)

SYP 3.3B

Actual cost

SYP 1.9B

⁦57%⁩ of budget

Progress

⁦55%⁩Awaiting acceptance ⁦10%⁩

Estimate at completion

SYP 3.4B

+SYP 102.1M

SPI · CPI

0.870.97

Forecast finish

⁦2027-03-05⁩

33 days behind baseline

ExecutionStage ⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Next gate:Closure12 December 2026

Pre-start · Complete
Initiation · Complete
Planning · Complete
Execution · Current stage
Closure · Not started

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28 October 2026

Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment

PRJ-2026-018 · Digital Transformation Sector · Operational · WP-2025-018

In progressAt risk4ExecutionProject manager: Eng. George Haddad · Sponsor: Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali

Progress: ⁦55%⁩ / ⁦63%⁩
SPI · CPI: 0.87 · 0.97
Spend: SYP 1.9B / SYP 3.3B
Estimate at completion: SYP 3.4B

Schedule

⁦8%⁩ behind⁦55%⁩

Planned to date ⁦63%⁩

Forecast finish: 2027-03-05 · 33 days late

SPI0.87CPI0.97

Health dimensions

At risk

Last update: 2026-09-21 · Update overdue

Deliverables

⁦6⁩ of ⁦10⁩ due deliverables accepted on time (⁦60%⁩)

Next milestones

Build complete2026-11-11
Testing & acceptance complete2027-01-16
Final handover2027-03-01

Top risks

City councils objecting to digging in built-up neighbourhoods12
Higher reinstatement costs after network trenching9

Open impediments

Digging permit suspended in Homs’s Al-Waer district · Open

Decisions and changes waiting

CR-2026-014 · Re-route the network in Homs’s Al-Waer district

Copilot summary

The scope holds 1 project with a budget of SYP 3.3bn: 0 on track and 0 red or critical. Weighted progress is 55% against 63% planned, spend SYP 1.87bn, and EAC SYP 3.4bn (SYP 102.1M over).

1 project is more than a month behind baseline; the worst: Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment (33 days).

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