Qatar is set to provide Syria with natural gas through Jordan via the Arab Pipeline, a move seen as both addressing Syria's electricity shortage and furthering Qatar's long-term goal of supplying gas to Europe.

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.

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, Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported Friday.

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.

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 will begin supplying natural gas to Syria via Jordan to generate 400 megawatts of electricity daily via Jordan. Sources indicated to Reuters that Jordan secured US approval.

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 will assist Syria in boosting its electricity generation by 400 megawatts as the country faces power shortages, Syria’s oil minister announced on Friday.