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. [...]
Private Power
Not your neighborhood electricity provider, but private sector paying for power plants:
Beirut plans to privatise the production of 1,000MW of power at Deir Amar on the coast north of Tripoli, after parliamentary elections on 7 June.
The government is working on plans to privatise an existing plant of 565MW and develop a new, $500m plant to [...]
