The whole of Lebanon was left without electricity due to debts (2 photos)

Now you know where the most severe public utilities live. And malicious defaulters.





In Lebanon due to non-payment of debts in foreign currency stopped the work of two thermal power plants that supplied electricity throughout the Middle East country. Left without light Beirut International Airport, government offices, water pumping stations and other important infrastructure facilities.

Both TPPs (Dair Ammar and Zahrani) with a combined output of 550 MW, owned by the state-owned Électricité du Liban (EDL) but managed by Primesouth Lebanon (daughter of American Primesouth), which specializes in energy infrastructure management. Operator TPP threatened to turn off electricity on August 11, but after promises The government of the country has postponed the shutdown of the stations. For these incomplete 6 days state company EDL was able to pay $ 2 million, while the debt is 83 million.



EDL said it was not in control of the situation. Her financial situation became critical after 2019, when in Lebanon a crisis broke out, devaluing the national currency (lira) by 98%. Because of of this, EDL's income from monthly electricity bills is seriously sank and the company is unable to buy fuel for power plants. For the past two years, the company has been getting out through barter agreements for the supply of fuel oil and advances from the country's treasury.

Electricity supply in Lebanon stopped yesterday at 5 o'clock evenings. As far as is known, the parties have not yet reached any agreement came. People sit without light. Beirut International Airport so far powered by generators.