Power & Water
Another Fund for Politicians to Pocket
UPDATE: A Purple Monkey has rightly pointed out that the plan to reach 12% energy production through renewable means is scheduled for 2020 and not 2012. The source where I had obtained the information from seems to have made an error. You can find the correct (and more sensible) target here. Though my attitude towards [...]
EDL All Charged Up
It appears that Electricite du Liban (EDL) will finally take action against customers that fail to pay their bills:
EDL has a launched a web site which lists the names and addresses of all those who have failed to pay their dues to the company. The area covers Beirut, Sheyah and Antelias regions. According to a statement [...]
Bright Light in the Midst of Darkness
After over two decades of rolling blackouts, some schools have finally seen the light (thanks to donations, of course):
Lebanon’s remote northeastern district of Akkar, teachers and pupils at the Rajam Issa public school are hoping this winter will be the first when the lights stay on.
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It is hoped that by the end of November their [...]
Regulating Energy
Lebanon seems to be moving ahead with private power generation despite not having a functioning government. The country is tendering a contract for the operational assistance and capacity building for the Energy Regulatory Authority.
If we refer to the effectiveness of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, we can safely assume that the ERA will get nothing done. [...]
No Power to the People
I came across a dispatch on the GlobalPost titled, Snoop Dog, Paris Hilton … Beirut’s Back. The jest of the article revolves around the idea that Lebanon is the place to be because people get wasted on rooftops. That’s all great and fair though the last few paragraphs really caught my attention:
Two million extra people [...]
