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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Lebanon Draft Electricity Reform Plan Sees Tariff Hike, 24-Hour Power by 2026

Zouk Power Station is seen in Zouk, north of Beirut, Lebanon March 27, 2019. Picture taken March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

A draft reform of Lebanon’s crippled power sector seen as vital to addressing its financial crisis envisages an “immediate” hike in electricity prices, for the first time in three decades, and $3.5 billion investment to secure 24-hour power by 2026.

The blueprint, dated February 2022 and seen by Reuters, was discussed by the government earlier this week, Reuters reported.

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