- When Patrick Ardahalian moved from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon in 2010, he was shocked at the frequent power outages in the country’s capital, Beirut.
- The state-run utility Electricite du Liban (EDL), which accounts for about 90% of the country’s electricity production, has been plagued by dire cash shortages, and has only been able to provide power to households for a few hours a day.
- Although Lebanon has yet to come up with a feasible plan to boost energy production using renewable sources, it has adopted an ambitious target to cover 30% of its energy consumption from renewables by 2030.
Lebanon turns to solar power to address acute energy crisis 17.08.2022
