Aoun Says Move to Install Private Generator Meters 'Fair for All'
President Michel Aoun waded Friday into the controversy over the state's decision to compel power generator providers to install meters for billing their customers.
“This is a fair measure for all parties concerned, pending the finalization of drastic solutions that would put an end to the electricity crisis,” Economy Minister Raed Khoury quoted Aoun as telling him during a meeting in Baabda.
Khoury visited the presidential palace to brief Aoun on the decision to install meters and the outcome of contacts with the ministries tasked with implementing the measure.
The president “stressed the importance of implementing this decision as scheduled, out of his permanent call for enforcing the laws,” the minister added.
“The president underscored the importance of cooperation among the concerned ministries, especially the ministries of energy and interior, in the implementation of the taken decision, emphasizing the need for the compliance of generator owners in order to preserve the interests of citizens,” Khoury went on to say.
“The measure is fair and would preserve the rights of everyone, not to mention that what they are providing is a public service that cannot be halted for any given reason,” the minister said.
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