Yazbek: Relief on electricity is very near... and the “Party” is concealing security work
MP Ghiyath Yazbek said that “relief on electricity is very near if the state decides to say that it is responsible for its people and productive sectors; the opposite will be true if it decides to surrender to the instability that Hezbollah imposes on Lebanon.” He said in a statement: “We are preparing the groundwork for a sector…
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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 ↗
Earlier reporting on this subject
- Yazbek: The “party’s” movements in the outskirts of Batroun and Bsharri are security-related... and electricity is hostage to stability
- Yazbek: We hope Naim Qassem’s remarks will not affect the Qatari initiative on electricity
Sources checked: 2026-11-04
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