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Egypt Swelters as Blackouts Worsen and Deaths Mount

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 11:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Blackouts are becoming longer and more frequent in Egypt, as a growing energy and economic crisis pushes the Egyptian government to intensify "load shedding." At least once a day, the hum of every fan, air conditioner and fridge across Egypt goes quiet. The lights go out and an expletive is muttered or hurled into the quickly-heating air. Lifts ...

EDL Takes Preventive Measures to Avoid Blackouts

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 17:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Electricité du Liban (EDL) announced on Monday that it is taking preventive measures to avoid a blackout until it receives the second portion of diesel allocated for June 2024. In a press release, the public supplier explained that it had to resort to these measures to extend the period of energy production for citizens and maintain a continuous ...

One Last Solution to Avoid Total Blackout

par This Is Beirut, 14/08 22:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s electricity company, Électricité du Liban (EDL), is considering using bill payments to fund Iraqi fuel purchases and avert a blackout. The Ministry of Energy and Water is preparing to resort to an emergency measure to avoid a total blackout, which could occur within the next three days, by August 17, due to the absence of any fuel ...

Fayad: An Impossible Mission to Avoid a Blackout

par This Is Beirut, 16/08 21:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Caretaker Minister of Energy Walid Fayad “hoped” that the total blackout would not take place, as announced on August 17. He indicated that the ministry was working hard to find solutions, with the first shipment of diesel not expected until the first week of September. In this context, it should be noted that as early as Saturday, August 17, ...

Lebanon Is Officially in the Dark

par This Is Beirut, 17/08 17:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Despite the preventive measures taken since July 27 and repeated warnings from Lebanon's electricity company, Electricité du Liban (EDL), the Zahrani power plant is now out of service, following the shutdown of the Deir Ammar plant on August 7. As a result, Lebanon is now in total darkness. Despite every possible precaution taken by EDL to ...

Blackout: Glimmers of Hope

par This Is Beirut, 18/08 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Following the blackout in Lebanon on Saturday afternoon, glimmers of hope are appearing, and solutions are beginning to take shape. On Sunday, the Board of directors of Électricité du Liban (EDL) announced that it had approved the supply of around 5,000 kiloliters of petroleum derivatives to the Zahrani power plant, financed by a loan approved ...

Water Supply Affected by Blackout

par This Is Beirut, 19/08 11:44 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanon's water supply has been severely disrupted due to the ongoing blackout in the country since Saturday afternoon, following the shutdown of power plants due to fuel shortages. Jean Gebran, President of the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment (EBML), confirmed on Monday that water distribution has been affected by the power outages, ...

Electricity Is Back for Four Hours

par This Is Beirut, 27/08 15:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Zahrani and Deir Ammar power plants are set to resume more consistent electricity production after a 10-day interruption that began on August 17 due to a fuel shortage. Sources at the electricity company informed This is Beirut that a ship carrying 30,000 tons of Egyptian diesel arrived in Lebanon on Monday evening. “Unloading tests are ...

EDL Blackout: What About the Investigation?

par Élie-Joe Kamel, 28/08 09:19 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Following the widespread blackout of Électricité du Liban (EDL) on August 17, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati requested that the Central Inspection Authority shed light on the causes of this outage, which brought the country to a standstill. How is the investigation proceeding? Caretaker Minister of Energy and Water Walid Fayad, along ...

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