The Electricité du Liban put an end to the controversy over the discrepancy in supply hours between regions, stressing that the power is distributed fairly and equally, and that the outages are mainly due to the limited production capacity available and the instability of the network.
The Corporation affirmed, in a statement, its keenness to secure and distribute electricity supply in a fair and equal manner among the various Lebanese regions, in accordance with the directives of the Ministry of Energy and Water and in coordination with it.
She explained that any interruption or decrease in supply may affect various regions as a result of the limited production capacity available, which is less than 450 megawatts, which leads to network instability and general outages for several hours before the production groups are reconnected to it.
She stressed that no area is allocated an additional or preferential amount of energy, with the exception of the Litani area, which is subject to special arrangements, in addition to the lines that feed vital facilities and basic official departments, including the airport, port, palaces of justice, central prisons, and water pumps. She pointed out that these lines cannot be separated from some of the surrounding residential neighborhoods for purely technical reasons.
Regarding what was raised regarding the city of Tripoli, the Corporation explained that the city’s electrical supply is carried out through 3 main sources, which are the main transfer station in Deir Ammar, the main transfer station in Al-Bahsas, and the main transfer stations of the North Lebanon Electricity Company – Al-Qadisha.
She confirmed that Tripoli receives the available amount of electrical power similar to other Lebanese regions, taking into account the total available production capacity and the status of the network.
It pointed out that its main substations are equipped with “M3” meters on their outlets, while the main substations of the Kadisha are equipped with meters on the 66 kV voltage outlets, allowing for objective verification of the supply quantities and durations.
The Electricité du Liban concluded by emphasizing its commitment to transparency and justice in distributing nutrition to all regions, noting the possibility of submitting any complaint or observation officially to it, provided that it studies and verifies the issue, including extracting meter data and analyzing it to verify the reality of actual nutrition.
