Finance Minister upon entering the Cabinet session: We did not provide an advance to Electricité du Liban (EDL), but rather an additional budget allocation to cover dues owed by the Lebanese state to the utility

Electricity supply and reform

Does the announcement concern financing, fuel, grid repairs or electricity actually delivered?

1. A 2019 IMF paper examined electricity-sector inefficiencies and the proposed reform plan. The sector’s problems therefore predate the recent announcements.

   IMF · 2019 ↗

2. 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 ↗

Earlier reporting on this subject

• 13 Nov 2026 · 15:53Jaber: We did not provide an advance to Electricité du Liban, but a budget allocation

Sources checked: 2026-11-04