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 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.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh on Thursday said that the Ministry and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) have signed a grant agreement to supply Syria with gas via Jordanian territory.

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.

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

BEIRUT: 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.S. official said had Washington's approval.