DOHA: Qatar began supplying Syria with gas via Jordan, state media in the gas-rich country reported Thursday, as Damascus’s new leadership seeks economic relief for the war-torn country long prone to power cuts.

Syria faces severe electricity shortages, with state power available just 2–3 hours daily due to grid damage. Qatar's initiative aims to supply natural gas via Jordan to improve the situation.

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. Under the deal, Qatar will send 2 million cubic meters of natural gas a day to the Deir Ali power station,

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