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Lebanon's state utility cuts power to public institutions over unpaid bills

Analyst commenting on the crisis

On Monday, Lebanon's state electricity company began cutting power to about 100 public institutions that owe roughly $248 million. The list includes the finance and interior ministries, Beirut's municipality and water authorities.

Updated 2 hours ago

Notable Quotes

"The key problem in the power sector is, as everyone knows, that we have a lot of corruption."

from Lebanon's state utility cuts power to public institutions over unpaid bills · Updated 2 hours ago

"What the sector is mostly lacking is a vision of what kind of power system we want in this country."

from Lebanon's state utility cuts power to public institutions over unpaid bills · Updated 2 hours ago