A Nation in the Dark: EDL and the Fractured State

A Nation in the Dark: EDL and the Fractured State

EDL Crisis: No Power Without a Regulatory Authority
HighlightEDL Crisis: No Power Without a Regulatory Authority

Power plant maintenance is resuming, the local fuel market is well supplied, and electricity rationing is beginning to ease gradually. These improvements raise the prospect of an average electricity supply of twelve hours per day. Yet, without activating the Regulatory Authority – mandated by law for more than twenty years – the resolution of ...

Energy Crisis: Lebanon Between Regional Opportunities and Internal Blockages
HighlightEnergy Crisis: Lebanon Between Regional Opportunities and Internal Blockages

Arab support for the revival of Lebanon’s energy sector is back in the spotlight. On the sidelines of the Arab Summit in Amman, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reopened this crucial file with his Jordanian counterpart. Shortly after, Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber and Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi discussed the main points of energy ...

EDL: At the Heart of Lebanon’s Energy Crisis
HighlightEDL: At the Heart of Lebanon’s Energy Crisis

Electricity rationing is the rule, contrary to all logic in a nation-state framework. A quarter of a century after the end of the Civil War, the Lebanese remain dependent on alternative means of energy supply – mostly at the mercy of the neighborhood private generator supplier. Électricité du Liban (EDL) will long remain in Lebanon’s history ...