Jordan’s Council of Ministers approved the agreements needed to supply Lebanon with natural gas through Jordanian infrastructure and Syrian territory, the official Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on September 7.

According to the agency, Jordan will import the gas and convert it from its liquid state into gas using existing infrastructure in the kingdom, including the shore-based gas unit and transmission lines extending from the south of the country to the north, before sending it to Lebanon in cooperation with the Syrian side.

Lebanon will receive the gas through the floating vessel at the Port of Aqaba, and the gas is expected to be used as an energy source for electricity generation.

The move builds on an existing supply mechanism between Jordan and Syria. The Jordanian government said the kingdom has been supplying Syria with gas since the beginning of 2026, and that supplies allocated to Lebanon will follow the same mechanism through Syrian territory.

The step also comes as Lebanon’s electricity crisis worsens, again highlighting Syria’s potential role in securing new energy sources by using its geographic position as a link between countries in the region.

Syria has also emerged as a potential route for transmitting electricity from Turkey to Lebanon, as part of proposals that examined supplying Beirut with electricity through Syrian territory amid Lebanon’s ongoing power crisis.

Abdul Rahman Mohammad, a professor of finance and banking at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Hama, said the project to supply Lebanon with energy through Syrian territory, with gas from Jordan and electricity directly from Turkey, goes beyond being a technical solution to Lebanon’s electricity crisis. He said it represents a genuine test of Syria’s ability to redefine its geopolitical and economic role after years of isolation.

Speaking to Enab Baladi, Mohammad said the scenario could give Syria an important economic and diplomatic role and turn its geographic position into a source of strength in the regional energy market. However, he stressed that Syria must not remain merely a transit corridor for electricity, and that project revenues should instead be transformed into real investments that increase production capacity and improve the country’s domestic electricity grid.

Gas Exchange Agreement Among Syria, Lebanon and Jordan

Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh al-Kharabsheh announced in May that an agreement had been reached on cooperation in gas exchange among Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.

The announcement came after technical preparations were completed, contracts were concluded, and studies were conducted to repair gas transmission networks, al-Kharabsheh said during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart, Mohammad al-Bashir, and Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Saddi.

Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir said progress was being made on projects to transport gas to Lebanon through Syria, contributing to increased electricity production and improved energy supplies in Lebanon. He noted that energy cooperation with Jordan began from the first day after the overthrow of the Assad regime.

The Jordanian energy minister said the meetings discussed ways to develop gas exchange projects and make use of existing infrastructure, in addition to strengthening electricity interconnection.

He explained that Jordan’s role in the agreement involves using its infrastructure to import liquefied natural gas, convert it back into gaseous form, and then pump it to Syria through the Arab Gas Pipeline.

Lebanon’s minister of energy and water said the importance of electricity interconnection and natural gas projects lies in securing reliable energy sources at a lower cost.