Report: Egyptian Gas to Restore Lebanon's Power Supply if Govt. Formed
Many legal, technical and financial obstacles that had been hindering the agreement to import Egyptian gas to Lebanon have been removed, media reports said on Monday.
Sources asserted to al-Akhbar newspaper that “the agreement will also include the shipment of the imported gas to Al-Zahrani, which will lead to the operation of the two largest power plants in Lebanon.”
They confirmed that Egyptian gas can arrive to Lebanon “within weeks of signing the agreement.”
Yet, the newspaper said that the agreement cannot be signed before the new government's formation.
Separately, Egypt will provide natural gas to Jordan so that it can produce electricity to be supplied to Lebanon via Syria.
The electricity from Jordan will take time to reach Lebanon, according to the newspaper, given the damage of the power transmission towers in southern Syria.
Source: Naharnet
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