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.

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 has begun supplying Syria with gas through Jordan, state media in the Gulf country reported on Thursday as the interim government in Damascus battles economic instability and power cuts. The Qatar News Agency said the move comes as a "gesture that aims to address the country's severe shortage in electricity production and enhance its

Qatar has started funding natural gas supplies to Syria via Jordan, according to Gulf state media reports on Thursday, as Damascus' new

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.