“Stop this farce and take responsibility!”... Kanaan attacks power-cut measures
MP Ibrahim Kanaan criticized the continued cutting of electricity to public facilities after the measures affected water utilities in several Lebanese areas, including North Metn, calling on officials to take responsibility and not make citizens bear the consequences of these measures. Kanaan wrote, this morning…
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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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- Lebanon Debate2 reports"أوقفوا هذه المهزلة وتحمّلوا مسؤولياتكم!"... كنعان يهاجم إجراءات قطع الكهرباء ↗
- Elnashraكنعان بشأن قطع الكهرباء عن المرافق العامة: تحملوا مسؤولياتكم ولو لمرة ولا تحمّلوها للناس ↗
- Ad-Diyarكنعان ينتقد قطع الكهرباء عن المرافق العامة: لا تحمّلوا المواطنين ثمن تقصير الدولة ↗
- National News Agency2 reportsكنعان: تحمّلوا مسؤولياتكم ولو لمرّة ولا تحمّلوها للناس ↗
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- Al Ahedلبنان| كنعان: تحمّلوا مسؤولياتكم ولو لمرّة ولا تحمّلوها للناس ↗
