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 ...
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” ...
Liliane Mokbel, 08/02 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
lebanon Banque du Liban electricity
Electricity production increased by 36.7% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to data from the Banque du Liban. It reached 2.239 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), up from 1.638 million kWh during the same period last year. This growth continues the 41.7% increase seen between 2022 and 2023, when total production ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several power plants in Iran have been shut down due to a fuel shortage exacerbated by a cold wave straining energy supply, local media reported on Monday. Iran, a major energy producer, holds the world's second-largest natural gas reserves, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and ranked as the seventh-largest crude ...
Vanessa Kallas, 2024-11-14 10:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Generator WHO Pollution Air Electricity
Since September, Israeli raids have targeted Lebanese territory almost daily, leaving behind a dense cloud of smoke for people to inhale. Combined with existing pollution from Lebanon’s overreliance on generators, the smoke is slowly endangering the health of the Lebanese population. Breathless in Beirut Manal lives in Ain El Remmaneh, a ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-11 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Shortages Electricity Fuel
Iran is to impose electricity rationing in Tehran and other provinces from Monday because of a shortage of fuel in power stations, the official IRNA news agency said on Sunday. The agency said different areas of the capital will experience two-hour power cuts on a rotating basis between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm (0530 GMT to 1330 GMT). It said similar ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-16 15:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Renewable Energy International Energy Agency electricity CO2 emissions COP29
More than half of the world's electricity will be generated by low-emission sources before 2030 but the deployment of clean energy is "far from uniform" across the globe, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. Demand for oil, gas and coal is still projected to peak by the end of the decade, possibly creating a surplus of fossil fuels, ...