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Lebanon hit by electricity outage expected to last several days
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Oct 09, 2021 02:33pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Martin Chulov |
| News Date | Saturday, October 9, 2021 02:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Lebanon’s electricity grid collapsed on Saturday after its two main power plants ran out of fuel, plunging much of the crisis-ridden country into darkness for at least two days.
The nationwide blackout marks a new low for the crumbling state, which has struggled to source dollars to pay market rates for fuel in the wake of a profound financial collapse that has decimated the local currency and forced the economy to a halt.
“The Lebanese power network completely stopped working at noon today, and it is unlikely that it will work until next Monday, or for several days,” an official told the Reuters news agency.
The outage means neighbourhood generators, which already supplement inadequate state power supplies across Lebanon, will face extra demand that they cannot service, threatening the viability of critical services, such as healthcare. |
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