George Atallah to OTV: When we asked Al-Sadi in the committees and outside them, at the beginning of his ministerial career, whether he was preparing an electricity plan, his answer was: “The plan exists.” And when the Lebanese Forces pressured him to politicize the file, the wording changed.
OTV: George Atallah to OTV: When we asked Al-Sadi in the committees and outside them, at the beginning of his ministerial career, whether he was preparing an electricity plan, his answer was: “The plan exists.” And when the Lebanese Forces pressured him…
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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 ↗
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