Yazbek: We hope Naim Qassem’s remarks will not affect the Qatari initiative on electricity
Wataniya — MP Ghiath Yazbek said in an interview with “Sawt Kel Lebnan” that “electricity relief 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 is imposing on Lebanon.” He said: “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
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