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The Power Cartel: Inside, a State Run on Generators

Natasha Metni Torbey, 2025-11-12 15:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon EDL electricity generators Mafia

Lebanon is trapped in an opaque, sprawling energy system that keeps the country locked in an outdated model. Massive fuel imports, a relentless reliance on private generators, a fragile or even nonexistent national sovereignty, and a perpetually postponed shift to renewable energy all feed chronic dependency and block meaningful reform. This ...

Cabinet to Crack Down on Private Generators

This is Beirut, 2025-08-13 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon generators Cabinet Regulations Compliance Crackdown

Lebanon’s Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, decided on Wednesday to crack down on private electricity generator owners amid widespread complaints about unregulated operations and inflated tariffs. The move follows reports of generators operating without proper meters, ignoring environmental standards and manipulating ...

Breathe if You Can: The Toxic Underside of Our Generators

Makram Haddad, 2025-06-18 12:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Generators Carla Irani Carole Youakim Marwan Ghosn

They appeared in the 1990s, just after the end of the civil war. Four decades later, they are still here and are more powerful, more numerous, louder. These diesel giants have colonized the streets, balconies, rooftops and backyards. Lebanon lights up through explosions of decibels and toxic clouds. As if that Weren’t Enough... To this ...

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