Qatari gas on the table as a solution… Will Lebanon’s electricity crisis come to an end?
After years of promises and successive plans to reform Lebanon’s electricity sector, the energy file is back in the spotlight through Doha, with a proposed Lebanese-Qatari cooperation that could include an agreement to supply liquefied natural gas for twenty years and the construction of new power plants, in a move that raises questions…
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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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