AMMAN — Energy expert Hashem Aqel expected
that
Lebanon would start receiving Egyptian gas next March and
Jordanian electricity next January, after the completion of maintenance work on the
electricity network and gas pipeline through Syrian territory, and the approval
of the
World Bank to finance Lebanon’s supply of energy for the next 10 years,
according to Al-Rai daily.
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Aqel said that maintenance work of the Arab gas
pipeline in Lebanon ends at the beginning of March to be ready to receive gas
from
Egypt and through Syria, expecting the arrival of Egyptian gas within a
maximum of two or three months, before the Lebanese elections are held in March
2022.
Aqel said that there are two important aspects of
this strategic project: firstly, it provides electricity that raises the rate
of power supply in Lebanon by about 8–12 hours, and secondly, the supply of gas
will generate 450 megawatts of electric power.
Aqel stressed that this project will generate
financial revenues that will contribute to solving part of the mounting debt of
the
National Electric Power Company and reducing the cost of energy generated.
He indicated that it was agreed to provide Lebanon
with of 400 megawatts of electrical power, distributed between day and night,
knowing that the prices of this exported electricity will change according to
global oil prices.
Aqel said that energy consumption will not be affected by
any political or other factors, as the World Bank has committed to the
financing process.
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