Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon's electricity crisis is blocked
7 months, 1 week ago

Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon's electricity crisis is blocked

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lebanon's political class, fuel companies and private electricity providers blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit nation’s decades-old electricity crisis, Lebanese caretaker economy minister said Thursday. Qatar offered in 2023 to build three power plants with a capacity of 450 megawatts — or about 25% of the small nation’s needs — and since then, Doha didn't receive a response from Lebanon, caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam said. Lebanon's energy minister, Walid Fayyad, responded in a news conference held shortly afterward that Qatar only offered to build one power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts that would be a joint venture between the private and public sectors and not a gift as “some claim.” Salam said that after Qatar got no response from Lebanon regarding their offer, Doha offered to start with a 100-megawatt plant. Five years after the crisis began, Lebanon’s government hasn't implemented a staff-level agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund in 2022 and has resisted any reforms in electricity, among other sectors.

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Qatar’s offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon’s electricity crisis is blocked
7 months, 1 week ago

Qatar’s offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon’s electricity crisis is blocked

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s political class, fuel companies and private electricity providers blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit nation’s decades-old electricity crisis, Lebanese caretaker economy minister said Thursday. Lebanon’s electricity crisis worsened after the country’s historic economic meltdown began in October 2019. Qatar offered in 2023 to build three power …

Rights group says Lebanon electricity crisis deepens poverty
1 year, 10 months ago

Rights group says Lebanon electricity crisis deepens poverty

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Since the collapse of Lebanon’s state power grid, many middle and working class families have been forced to spend most of their monthly income to pay shady neighborhood businessmen running private generators. The burden of Lebanon’s power shortages is “disproportionately borne by the poor,” said Lama Fakih, HRW’s director for Mideast and North Africa, said at a news …

Lebanon government failing to uphold ‘right to electricity’: HRW
1 year, 10 months ago

Lebanon government failing to uphold ‘right to electricity’: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Lebanese authorities are failing to grant their citizens the right to electricity, necessary to the internationally protected right to an adequate standard of living. Lebanese authorities have failed to uphold the right to electricity by mismanaging the sector for decades, Human Rights Watch has said in a newly released report. “Lebanon’s electricity crisis is leaving people …

Qatar boosts influence in Lebanon amid multiple crises
1 year, 11 months ago

Qatar boosts influence in Lebanon amid multiple crises

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Most wealthy Gulf Arab nations followed Saudi Arabia’s lead in recent years and ostracized crisis-hit Lebanon because of the growing influence of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. And on Monday, Qatar will for the first time join a meeting in Paris along with officials from France, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. for discussions focusing on Lebanon’s political and …

Lebanon to take out $116m in loans for ailing electric grid
1 year, 11 months ago

Lebanon to take out $116m in loans for ailing electric grid

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker government Wednesday approved opening credit lines totaling $116 million to help fix its crippled state electricity grid. Lebanon’s state electricity company has bled state coffers dry for decades, costing the government over $40 billion with annual losses of up to $1.5 billion. “I believe if we succeed at resolving the electricity crisis, though I believe we’re …

Energy crisis: Britain leans on gas shipments from Qatar
3 years ago

Energy crisis: Britain leans on gas shipments from Qatar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain has tapped Qatar as …

Lebanon's Two Main State Power Plants Shut Down After Running Out of Fuel
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon's Two Main State Power Plants Shut Down After Running Out of Fuel

News 18  

Lebanon’s two main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel, the state electricity company said Saturday, leaving the small country with no government-produced power. On Saturday, the state electricity company said Zahrani power plant in the countrys south was forced to shut down because of fuel shortage; the main plant in the north was shut …

Lebanon plunged into darkness ‘for days’ as country runs out of electricity
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon plunged into darkness ‘for days’ as country runs out of electricity

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Not for the first time in recent months, the …

Fuel shortage forces shutdown of main Lebanese power plants
3 years, 3 months ago

Fuel shortage forces shutdown of main Lebanese power plants

Al Jazeera  

Deir Ammar and Zahrani power plants run out of diesel and grind to halt, prompting sporadic protests. Beirut, Lebanon – The two main power plants in crisis-hit Lebanon have gone out of commission, effectively stopping all state electricity in the country. In the meantime, EDL said it is communicating with oil facilities in Tripoli and Zahrani to purchase a limited …

Jordan PM says to hasten gas delivery to crisis-hit Lebanon
3 years, 3 months ago

Jordan PM says to hasten gas delivery to crisis-hit Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Jordan says it has discussed ways to expedite Egyptian natural gas shipments via its territory and Syria to Lebanon, which is dealing with a grueling energy-crisis. Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh arrived in Beirut late Thursday, the first foreign official to visit Lebanon’s new prime minister who took office earlier this month. “We discussed ways to expedite Lebanon receiving …

Lebanon: Government hikes petrol prices again to tackle shortages
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon: Government hikes petrol prices again to tackle shortages

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon’s new government hiked petrol prices by nearly 38% on Friday in an effort to dial back subsidies and reduce crippling gasoline shortages. Beirut, Lebanon – The Lebanese energy ministry hiked petrol prices again on Friday – this time by almost 38 percent – as the country continues to dial back fuel subsidies to tackle crippling shortages. Friday’s petrol price …

Lebanon electricity crisis: ‘Disaster in the making’
3 years, 6 months ago

Lebanon electricity crisis: ‘Disaster in the making’

Al Jazeera  

After years of stalling reforms, Lebanon is running out of time – and money – to keep the lights on. “The weather is nice at the moment, but once it gets hotter, demand will increase.” And, like elsewhere in Lebanon’s struggling markets, Kassem said price hikes are imminent to cover expensive fuel and generator maintenance. “This is problematic because at …

Lebanon’s rising power cuts add to gloom of economic crisis
4 years, 6 months ago

Lebanon’s rising power cuts add to gloom of economic crisis

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanese are buying candles in bulk, turning to traditional kerosene lamps and throwing away rotten food because of prolonged power cuts that plunged the country into darkness this week, adding to the gloom of a deepening economic crisis. “Lebanon’s electricity policy has been inefficient and ineffective for decades — always on the brink of collapse, but staying afloat …

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