Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The current energy crisis has penetrated into Middle East. One of the countries in the region, Lebanon, had to experience an electricity crisis due to running out of fuel.
Quotes USA Today, the country’s electricity service provider, Electricite De Liban, had to close two main power plants due to running out of energy sources, last weekend. Unmitigated, the total lost electricity reached 270 megawatts.
“Two of Lebanon’s main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel,” the company said.
The energy sector in Lebanon itself has actually experienced an energy crisis since a few months ago. In August, the country which has the symbol of the Cedar Tree experienced a shortage of fuel oil (BBM).
This made the citizens of the country to take some reckless actions by hijacking an oil tanker truck. Oil companies also fail to send gasoline or diesel because they are confused about determining the price.
Meanwhile, Electricite De Liban continued to operate at an annual loss of up to $1.5 billion. This fact has cost the country more than US$ 40 billion over the last few decades.
To help ease the crisis, Lebanon has accepted shipments of fuel from Iran via Syria. Iraq has also struck a deal with Beirut that will help the country’s power company of 7 million stay operational over the next few days.
The new Lebanese government is also negotiating electricity supply from Jordan and natural gas from Egypt, as well as through Syria. But the deal is likely to take months.
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