Masyaf Castle in Syria
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Terrorists have damaged a power station in Syria's Hama province, a source in the Syrian Ministry of Electricity told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, media reported that electricity had been cut off throughout all of the Syrian provinces.

"Militants have launched rockets at the Al-Zara power plant of in Hama province, which resulted in several generators being knocked out," the source said.

According to earlier reports, all of Syria's provinces have been affected by severe power supply shortages.

The source confirmed that the blackout was caused by a technical glitch, which had been fixed.

The full resumption of electricity supplies around the country is expected by the end of the day, he added.