AI insight
No early warning on this project
Only a 0% chance of a further slip on current trends.
Confidence76%
PRJ-2026-026On hold3PlanningWaterfallStoppedDelivered by:Ministry of Energy
Baniyas Pilot Seawater Desalination Plant
Add to watchlistA pilot seawater desalination plant in Baniyas to test the technology and cost before scaling along the coast — paused while its allocation in the investment plan is confirmed.
Project managerEng. Rami YoussefProject sponsorSalma Al-ZaimProgrammeEnergy & Water Systems Rehabilitation Programme
Budget (BAC)
SYP 825M
Actual cost
SYP 66M
8% of budget
Progress
8%Awaiting acceptance 6%
Estimate at completion
SYP 825M
SPI · CPI
0.89Schedule performance index · 0.891.00Cost performance index · 1.00
Forecast finish
2027-10-31
123 days behind baseline
PlanningStage 3 of 5
Next gate:Execution24 April 2026
- Pre-start · CompletePre-start · Complete
- Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate3 December 2025Initiation · CompleteInitiation · Complete
- Gate into «Planning»DecisionGoDate1 February 2026Planning · Current stagePlanning · Current stage
- Gate into «Execution»DecisionNot held yetDate24 April 2026Execution · Not startedExecution · Not started
- Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetClosure · Not startedClosure · Not started
Project health across eight dimensions
A weighted index, not just percent complete; each dimension leads to the tab that explains it.
Health index
79
Needs watching
On hold
- Schedule68A schedule variance needing a catch-up plan.At risk
- Cost82Spend in line with earned value.On track
- Risk69Medium risks need refreshed responses.At risk
- Scope87Scope stable, no pending changes.On track
- Quality84Deliverables accepted first time.On track
- Resources93Team complete; allocation balanced.On track
- Stakeholders89Stakeholders supportive.On track
- Benefits73Some benefits below their interim target.At risk
Index over the last six reports
−19
May to October 2026
No material change in the health dimensions over the period.
Copilot summary
Generated from the live project data
The project is close to plan: 8% done against 9% planned.
SPI 0.89, CPI 1.00.
The project’s link, progress and status
How the project ties to the strategy, its progress counted from accepted deliverables, and its status history.
Strategic link
The main objective and initiative, the secondary links, and the project’s contribution to its initiative.
Main strategic objective· Axis: Reconstruction & InfrastructureSO-2.1Rehabilitate core energy, water and transport infrastructure
Main initiative
SI-2.1.3Renewable energy & non-conventional water
Contribution to the initiative26%
The project’s share of the initiative’s project budget (2 projects)
Secondary links
No secondary links
- Annual work-plan line
- WP-2026-026
- Classification
- Operational
Project progress from accepted deliverables
Project progress = the sum of the weights of deliverables accepted with a completion certificate; nothing counts before acceptance.
Counted
8%Awaiting acceptance 6%
Not handed in 86%
2 deliverables accepted
- Project plan & baseline4%
- Monitoring & reporting4%
1 deliverable under inspection or acceptance
- Detailed design6%
Progress & earned value
2 of 5 milestones complete
Earned-value curve
Planned, earned and actual to the data date, cumulative, with the forecast cost tail
- Planned value
- Earned value
- Actual cost
- Estimate at completion
- Budget at completion
Budget & commitments
Commitments are 9% of budget
SYP66M/ SYP825M
- Actual spend
- SYP66M
- Committed
- SYP77.5M
- Approved budget
- SYP825M
- Estimate at completion
- SYP825M
Next milestones
- 50% of works complete2026-12-22was 2026-10-21Late
- Provisional acceptance2027-08-20was 2027-05-20Late
- Closure2027-10-31was 2027-06-30Late
Waiting on someone
0 approvals and 1 open action on this project
Risks & impediments
1 open risk, exposure SYP 120M
Risk map
Probability
5Probability: Almost certain · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 5Probability: Almost certain · Impact: MinorMedium · Score 10Probability: Almost certain · Impact: ModerateHigh · Score 15Probability: Almost certain · Impact: MajorCritical · Score 20Probability: Almost certain · Impact: SevereCritical · Score 25
4Probability: Likely · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 4Probability: Likely · Impact: MinorMedium · Score 8Probability: Likely · Impact: ModerateMedium · Score 121Probability: Likely · Impact: MajorHigh · Score 16RSK-0043Allocation left out of the 2027 investment plan; tender stays on holdProbability: Likely · Impact: SevereCritical · Score 20
3Probability: Possible · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 3Probability: Possible · Impact: MinorLow · Score 6Probability: Possible · Impact: ModerateMedium · Score 9Probability: Possible · Impact: MajorMedium · Score 12Probability: Possible · Impact: SevereHigh · Score 15
2Probability: Unlikely · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 2Probability: Unlikely · Impact: MinorLow · Score 4Probability: Unlikely · Impact: ModerateLow · Score 6Probability: Unlikely · Impact: MajorMedium · Score 8Probability: Unlikely · Impact: SevereMedium · Score 10
1Probability: Rare · Impact: NegligibleLow · Score 1Probability: Rare · Impact: MinorLow · Score 2Probability: Rare · Impact: ModerateLow · Score 3Probability: Rare · Impact: MajorLow · Score 4Probability: Rare · Impact: SevereLow · Score 5
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Impact
- Critical0
- High1
- Medium0
- Low0
Open impediments
0 escalated
- No open impediments
Deliverables
2 of 12 approved
- Project plan & baseline026-D1 · V1 · CRT-026-014%Eng. Rami Youssef2026-04-072026-04-07Approved
- Monitoring & reporting026-D2 · V1 · CRT-026-024%Eng. Wassim Al-Azm2026-05-182026-05-18Approved
- Detailed design026-D3 · V16%Eng. Wassim Al-Azm122 days overdue2026-06-28Submitted
- Permits & approvals026-D4 · V06%Salma Al-Zaim81 days overdue2026-08-08Draft
- Site works & excavation026-D5 · V012%Salma Al-Zaim41 days overdue2026-09-17Draft
- Structure026-D6 · V012%Eng. Rami YoussefDue today2026-10-28Draft
- Finishes026-D7 · V012%Eng. Wassim Al-AzmIn 41 days2026-12-08Draft
- Supply026-D8 · V010%Eng. Rami YoussefIn 82 days2027-01-18Draft
- Installation026-D9 · V010%Eng. Wassim Al-AzmIn 123 days2027-02-28Draft
- Testing & commissioning026-D10 · V010%Salma Al-ZaimIn 163 days2027-04-09Draft
- Provisional acceptance026-D11 · V07%Eng. Wassim Al-AzmIn 204 days2027-05-20Draft
- Final acceptance026-D12 · V07%Salma Al-ZaimIn 245 days2027-06-30Draft
Team, contracts & documents
Team
2 members
Eng. Rami Youssef · Director, Renewable Energy & Environment ProjectsAbdullah Al-Ujaili · Contracts & Tendering Specialist
- Eng. Rami YoussefEng. Rami YoussefDirector, Renewable Energy & Environment ProjectsProject manager (on hold)P-028rami.youssef@psa.gov.sy15%
- Abdullah Al-UjailiAbdullah Al-UjailiContracts & Tendering SpecialistPilot desalination plant tenderP-038abdullah.alujaili@psa.gov.sy20%
Contracts
0 contracts
- No external contracts — delivered in-house