Lebanon’s last operational power plant has run out of fuel, plunging the country into a total blackout. EDL, the Lebanese state energy company, said that the power cut will affect airports, water supplies, and prisons.
The oil-fired Zahrani power plant exhausted its fuel supplies and shut down on Saturday afternoon, “resulting in a total power outage across all Lebanese territories,” Electricite du Liban (EDL) said in a statement.
The outage will affect “essential facilities such as the airport, port, water pumps, sewage systems, and prisons,” the company continued, adding that power will gradually be restored “once fuel oil is secured.”
Power shortages have plagued Lebanon for decades, with the country’s post-2019 economic crisis worsening the situation. EDL typically provides less than five hours of electricity per day, with Lebanese homes and businesses relying on diesel or petrol generators to make up the shortfall.
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