Damascus on the Doha line – Beirut... Is it blackmailing Lebanon with the electricity card?
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Ad-Diyar: Concerns that the Qatari-backed Lebanese electricity recovery plan could be obstructed go beyond the demons of technical and financial details, reaching the heart of the political relationship between Beirut and Damascus, at a stage when contacts between the two sides have not succeeded in removing the obstacles between them or building a basis of trust that would allow the separation of…
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Electricity supply and reform
Does the announcement concern financing, fuel, grid repairs or electricity actually delivered?
A 2019 IMF paper examined electricity-sector inefficiencies and the proposed reform plan. The sector’s problems therefore predate the recent announcements.
IMF · 2019 ↗In October 2024, the World Bank announced approval of a $250 million project for renewable energy, grid services and reforms in Lebanon. Project approval does not establish that works are complete or that supply has improved.
World Bank · 2024 ↗
Sources checked: 2026-11-04
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