Syria's state-run SANA news agency says Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country’s severe electricity shortages.

Damascus, SANA- Foreign and Expatriates Ministry expressed its profound appreciation for the State of Qatar’s initiative to begin supplying electricity to Syria via Jordan.

Qatar is set to provide Syria with gas via Jordan to improve the nation's meagre electricity supply and boost Syria's new rulers, according to three people familiar with the matter, in a move that a U.

Syria’s interim Minister of Electricity Omar Shaqrouq said the Qatari supplies are expected to increase the daily state-provided electricity supply from two to four hours per day.

Qatar says initiative aims to 'contribute to generating electricity starting from 400 megawatts, with gradual increases' - Anadolu Ajansı

Damascus countryside, SANA- Chargé d’Affairs of the Qatari Embassy in Syria, Khalifa Abdullah Al Mahmoud Al Sharif, announced a Qatari initiative to provide natural gas supplies to Syria, via Jordanian territory, with the aim of contributing to the generating of 400 megawatts of electricity.

Qatar is set to supply Syria with gas via Jordan to improve the nation's meager power supply, three people familiar with the matter said, in a move that a U.S. official said had Washington's approval.