This is Beirut, 09/04 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon was plunged into a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon after a technical failure at the Deir Ammar power plant led to a complete shutdown of electricity production across all thermal power stations operated by Electricity of Lebanon (EDL). The outage, which began around 1:30 PM, disrupted power supply across vast swaths of the ...
This is Beirut, 21/03 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Electricité du Liban (EDL) explained on Friday the reasons behind the increased power-rationing amid ongoing daily protests in the Beqaa. Citizens in this area are expressing their discontent with what they consider to be an overly harsh rationing schedule. EDL explained that since the shutdown of the hydropower plants operated by the National ...
This Is Beirut, 27/02 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Électricité du Liban (EDL) has confirmed in a statement that the electricity supply issue has been resolved through cooperation with Iraq. Baghdad approved the shipment of necessary fuel under a fuel exchange agreement, which allowed the unloading of a diesel shipment (from January 2025) provided by the Ministry of Energy. This shipment had been ...
Christiane Tager, 18/02 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The country is now facing yet another major energy crisis. According to sources at Electricité du Liban (EDL), the available fuel will last only about eight more days, threatening a complete blackout by February 25. This fuel shortage comes amid significant delays in shipments, sparked by contested tests on the fuel. “Shady dealings” ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 21:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) announced on Monday that throughout the holiday season, the daily energy supply will be extended from around 4 to 6 hours to approximately 6 to 8 hours. "An additional gas unit and a half-steam unit have been installed at the Zahrani power plant, increasing output by 200 megawatts," the public energy supplier said in a ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-21 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Energy will start distributing diesel fuel to shelters hosting displaced people in the coming hours in anticipation of a severe drop in temperature forecast for next week. Caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad said in an interview with Voice of All Lebanon Radio on Thursday that the ministry is seeking to speed up the distribution ...
ici, 2024-02-28 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) announced in a press release on Wednesday that it is continuing to collect electricity bills from Syrian refugee camps in various Lebanese regions. This is part of the implementation of the national emergency plan for the electricity sector, with new camps being submitted to the process every week. EDL said that ...