" After the Deir Ammar power station was forced to stop producing electricity yesterday morning due to the exhaustion of its diesel reserves, the Zahrani power station also stopped this afternoon for the same reason." said the EDL in a statement.
A source at the Ministry of Energy told AFP that efforts were being made to " to find a solution to the problem" . In its press release, the EDL stated thatA tanker was due to arrive on Saturday evening and be unloaded early next week.
These power cuts are paralysing people's lives and several vital sectors, while private generator operators are also rationing shops, hospitals and homes as fuel becomes scarcer.
Towards new reforms?
Mired in an unprecedented crisis, the country has been experiencing draconian power rationing for months now, and is struggling to import fuel, against a backdrop of a historic plunge in the national currency and a drying up of foreign exchange reserves.
Formed in September after 13 months of political wrangling, thehe new government has pledged to initiate reforms in the electricity sector and gradually restore public power.
Lebanon is negotiating with Egypt and Jordan to supply gas and electricity via Syria, while the Shiite movement Hezbollah has announced several deliveries of Iranian fuel oil in recent weeks to alleviate the serious shortages of electricity and fuel.
An agreement has also been reached between the authorities and Iraq for the distribution of Iraqi oil to Lebanon in return for medical services.
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