据叙利亚官方通讯社萨纳（SANA）报道，爆炸导致三座发电厂停运，并引发大火。
knocking three power plants offline and sparking a large fire, according to state-run news agency SANA.
叙利亚电力公司周三表示，受东部古塔地区爆炸后天然气供应不足影响，德尔阿里、纳西里耶和提什林发电厂均已停止运行。东部古塔是大马士革郊区的一部分。火势仍在持续，当局尚未查明爆炸原因。叙利亚电力公司表示，专业团队正在采取措施解决这一问题。
The Syrian Electricity Company said on Wednesday that the Deir Ali, al-Nasiriyah and Tishreen power plants were out of service because of inadequate gas supplies following the blast in Eastern Ghouta, an area in the Damascus countryside. The fire is ongoing, and authorities are yet to identify the cause of the explosion. The Syrian Electricity Company said specialised teams were working to resolve the situation. It warned that the shutdown of the three power plants would increase power rationing hours due to dwindling electricity supplies.
该公司警告称，由于电力供应趋紧，三座发电厂停运将延长每日限电时间。
Prior to Wednesday’s blast, Syria’s gas network had already been hit by two explosions in the past six weeks.
周三爆炸发生前，叙利亚天然气网络在过去六周内已遭遇两起爆炸。叙利亚石油公司表示，这两起事件均属人为破坏。目前尚无任何组织宣称对上述爆炸负责。
The Syrian Petroleum Company said that both incidents were a result of sabotage. No one has claimed responsibility for any of the explosions. Syrians have complained about rising energy costs in recent months, with protests breaking out across the country two weeks ago as a result.
近几个月来，叙利亚民众不断抱怨能源成本上涨，两周前全国多地因此爆发了抗议活动。
The government increased diesel prices by as much as 40 percent and petrol prices by 28 percent.
政府将柴油价格上调最高40%，汽油价格上调28%，并称涨价是临时措施，原因是全球能源成本大幅上涨。
It said the increases were temporary and caused by a sharp rise in global energy costs.