{"id":350616,"date":"2021-10-09T19:05:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T16:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lebanons-electricity-grid-shuts-down-amid-fuel-shortage\/"},"modified":"2021-10-09T19:05:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T16:05:01","slug":"lebanons-electricity-grid-shuts-down-amid-fuel-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lebanons-electricity-grid-shuts-down-amid-fuel-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lebanon&#8217;s electricity grid shuts down amid fuel shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Lebanon&#8217;s electricity grid shuts down amid fuel shortage<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Fuel shortages have forced Lebanon\u2019s largest power stations to shut down Saturday, leaving the country without central electricity for \u201cseveral days,\u201d officials warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lebanese power network completely stopped working at noon today, and it is unlikely that it will work until next Monday, or for several days,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The state electricity company confirmed in a statement that the thermoelectric plant at the Zahrani power station had stopped. The Deir Ammar plant stopped on Friday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/lebanese-power-outage-will-last-few-days-government-official-2021-10-09\/\">Reuters reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The state electric company will try to rely on the army\u2019s fuel reserves to operate the power plants temporarily, but officials warned it would not h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en anytime soon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Fuel shortages have forced Lebanon's largest power stations to shut down Saturday, leaving the country without central electricity for &quot;several days,&quot; officials warned.\" class=\"wp-image-19753061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-55.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fuel shortages have forced Lebanon\u2019s largest power stations to shut down Saturday, leaving the country without central electricity for \u201cseveral days,\u201d officials warned.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Lebanon's Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar attended a meeting with other fuel ministers in the Middle East.\" class=\"wp-image-19753062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-56.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lebanon\u2019s Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar attended a meeting with other fuel ministers in the Middle East.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The state electric company will try to rely on the army's fuel reserves to operate the power plants temporarily, but officials warned it would not happen anytime soon.\" class=\"wp-image-19753063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The state electric company will try to rely on the army\u2019s fuel reserves to operate the power plants temporarily, but officials warned it would not happen anytime soon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Marwan Naamani \/ Avalon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-54.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Many Lebanese typically rely on private generators that run on diesel, but that is also in short supply.\" class=\"wp-image-19753066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-54.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-54.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/lebanon-electricity-crisis-54.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Many Lebanese typically rely on private generators that run on diesel, but that is also in short supply.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many Lebanese typically rely on private generators that run on diesel, but that is also in short supply, according to the Reuters report. <\/p>\n<p>Intermittent fuel shortages have forced the closure of several businesses in the country, which is grappling with a deep economic crisis after consecutive governments piled up huge debts after the country\u2019s 1975-1990 civil war.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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