Électricité du Liban (EDL) has announced that they have started unloading the tanker’s cargo off the Zahrani power station. As a result, electricity supplies will gradually increase starting this Friday evening.
In a press release, the state-owned supplier states that laboratory tests proved to be in line with the required specifications, which has made it possible to authorize unloading.
EDL informs that on Friday morning, it launched the process of unloading the part of the cargo assigned to the Zahrani power plant. The vessel will then proceed towards the Deir Ammar plant to unload the rest of the cargo.
As a result, starting this evening, EDL will gradually restart the Zahrani unit, followed by the Deir Ammar units. With hydroelectric generation, this will bring some 465 megawatts onto the grid. As a result, the electricity supply will gradually increase, providing around four hours of electricity to the public and 24/24 hours to Lebanon’s vital basic facilities (airport, port, water pumps, wastewater, etc.).
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy and Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati are locked in a tug-of-war over regional supply times.
The latter is criticizing the former for not supplying power fairly. In this context, Mikati has asked for a grid of power supplies to all regions.
