ReportedShipping, energy & marketsEastern Ghouta, Damascus countryside, Syria
Gas pipeline blast in Syria takes three power plants offline
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 12:01 AM in Damascus, Oct 1
- Where
- Eastern Ghouta, Damascus countryside, Syria
A gas pipeline exploded in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, cutting gas supplies to the Deir Ali, al-Nasiriyah and Tishreen power plants, Syrian state media said. The electricity company said the outages would lengthen power-rationing hours while teams respond to the fire; authorities had not identified the cause.
Why it matters
The outage removes generating capacity and worsens electricity rationing in Syria as regional energy costs are already rising.
Source
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
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