DAMASCUS: Two power plant ships from Turkey and Qatar are to boost power generation in the crisis-hit Syria, state media said on Tuesday.
The Syrian News Agency (SANA) saidthe ships together are to supply around 800 megawatts of electricity, around half of the current total output.
The new leadership in Syria is also making efforts to repair the power grid, which has been severely damaged by the civil war.
Syria suffers from a severe energy shortage, with state-provided electricity available for only two or three hours a day in most areas, and the interim government says it aims to provide electricity for eight hours a day within two months.
The type of power plant involved and who is to finance it remained unclear.
The new government emerged after forces led bythe Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, HTS), toppled long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad just over a month ago.
Following the civil war, the country remains fragmented and divided along sectarian lines. The country's infrastructure still lies in ruins in many places.
Jordan said last week it was ready to supply parts of Syria with electricity.
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Al-Kharabsheh said on Friday, "The Jordanian side is currently preparing the necessary infrastructure to supply the Nassib border crossing with its electricity needs based on the Syrian side's request."
"The electricity connection line inside Jordanian territory is ready to the Jordanian-Syrian border," al-Kharabsheh said.
Meanwhile, ministers of the transitional government are seeking support from the Gulf states.
Turkey had already provided military support to the HTS.
According to experts, in order to receive more help for the reconstruction of the country, sanctions once imposed on the al-Assad regime would first have to be lifted.
