The power supply is steadily being restored. According to sources at Électricité du Liban (EDL), Lebanon’s public power provider, the breakdown at the Deir Ammar thermal power plant—which had caused a temporary shutdown of production units—has been repaired.
The same sources said the plants were reconnected to the grid at around 2:30 AM, allowing for a partial restoration of the power supply.
As a result, all turbines are now fully operational and once again feeding electricity into the national grid. The regular power distribution schedule has accordingly been restored.
One uninterruptible power supply (UPS) unit—crucial for preventing outages—is still under repair, with technical teams working to fully restore the system.
Lebanon had been without electricity since 1:30 PM on Wednesday, following a technical failure at the Deir Ammar power plant that led to a complete shutdown of all EDL thermal power stations.
The blackout affected large parts of the country, including areas supplied by the Litani network, such as West Beqaa, Jezzine and their surroundings.
The blackout occurred at a time when hydropower production was nearly nonexistent, due to the low rainfall this year. The water level in the Qaraoun artificial lake has not exceeded 43 million cubic meters, and the current reservoir capacity is only estimated at 65 million cubic meters—further worsening Lebanon's chronic energy crisis.
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