Sami Gemayel: We trust Joe Sadi... and call for closing Electricité du Liban and privatizing the sector
During the legislative session, Lebanese Kataeb Party leader and MP Sami Gemayel called for “a radical change in the electricity sector through privatizing it in a decentralized manner, ultimately leading to the closure of ‘Electricité du Liban’ and an end to public spending on it,” considering that “experience has proven the state’s inability to address…”
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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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