AMMAN —
Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad said on Wednesday that his country is
waiting for the approval of the US administration and funding from the World
Bank to implement agreements to supply Lebanon with electricity through Syria,
on the sidelines of his participation in MENA Europe Future Energy Dialogue.
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He told
Al-Mamlaka TV: “We are waiting for… (the) US administration to finalize the
absence of negative repercussions from the Caesar Act on these agreements”, and
confirmed “the completion of all the conditions set by the World Bank to
implement its financing promises… so that the Lebanese can enjoy a quantity of
electricity... especially since during the summer the demand increases and the
number of visitors to Lebanon increases.”
Fayyad expressed
his thanks to Jordan and considered the conference an opportunity to help
Lebanon find solutions that increase its electricity supply.
Lebanon is witnessing an
electricity crisis, with the rationing hours exceeding 22 hours, amid the
inability of the authorities, in the midst of the economic collapse, to import
fuel to operate production plants, and the lifting of subsidies on importing
fuel necessary to operate private generators exacerbated the situation.
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