Bassil: Power-Generating Ships' Arrival Delayed over Govt. Failure to Meet their Costs
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Energy Minister Jebran Bassil announced on Saturday that the arrival of the power-generating ships to Lebanon from Turkey has been delayed, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.
He explained that the government has failed to provide the cost of acquiring the ships.
He attributed the delay to “administrative reasons.”
The minister had signed in July a three-year contract to lease power-generating vessels from Turkey’s Karadeniz company.
The first ship was expected to arrive in Lebanon on November 11.
Head of the parliamentary energy committee MP Mohammed Qabbani criticized the delay, saying that Bassil had acted in an “unscientific manner” and that he had refused to turn to loans that would have helped provide the cost of the ships at low interest rates.
The cabinet had agreed in March to lease power-generating vessels that would help provide 700 megawatts of electricity for a period of three years.
Lebanon’s daily energy need is 2,300 megawatts, while its current power plants only provide it with 1,500.
25 November 2012, 10:06
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Just one moment.
"Lebanon’s daily energy need is 2,300 megawatts, while its current power plants only provide it with 1,500."
So 1,500 + the 700 from the ships if/when they arrive is 2,200, still 100 short and certainly leaving no room for play if something goes wrong with a single generator, or there is an upsurge in use.
Something sees wrong somewhere.
25 November 2012, 11:34
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If you weren't that stupid you would have read by now that I live in Manchester, ENGLAND, not Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
25 November 2012, 11:37
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Apart from my last response, you are completely missing the point of my earlier comment.
If Lebanon needs 2300 MW and can only produce 1500 MW it must mean that there are power cuts all the time.
25 November 2012, 11:42
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Many countries now are getting private companies and even individuals to use solar panels to produce energy with the surplus to their own usage being sold to the National Grid (Electricity Corp. or whatever). Lebanon being a Middle East Country with plenty of sunshine should be perfect for this type of joint venture.
25 November 2012, 17:58
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philipo
don't bother with FT. he is a typical m8 stupid guy who treats anyone against his opinion with Israeli :)
25 November 2012, 10:07
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just proves they can not govern ,bunch of thieves and looses.time they handed the country to someone that can govern
25 November 2012, 10:32
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Admit it guys, the country is screwed. I agree with Philippo here. Lebanon was always late with everything. What is Ironic they complain about the government and they are in it. People and the government complain about the government. So nobody is in control of the country. Like a ship sailing with no captain, or anyone in the control room.
25 November 2012, 10:29
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I'm just wondering about where's the government . All inrabiywh and and dahyeh
25 November 2012, 10:56
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Allow me to re-phrase please: "Power-Generating Ships' Arrival Delayed over ..... me and my team being unable to agree on the commission split.
25 November 2012, 10:58
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Your name says it all, idiot, you got used to living on candles.
25 November 2012, 17:09
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before you say stupidities just educate yourself, that s all mr FT i know it all...
akkar is the poorest region in lebanon, nothing is done to develop it. you defend your shia friends saying that the south is poor so go in akkar you ll see it s even poorer but at least they do not resort to an armed militia to defend their interests. they believe in the state s institutions not in a foreign militia to help them....
25 November 2012, 19:08
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seems you have no arguments so you start avoiding and belittling. typical weakminded M8 behaviour.
25 November 2012, 12:22
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hopefully this is a one sided gvt, all allies... not even able to agree between themselves! it shows how inefficient they are with FPMers criticizing the very own gvt in which they work, so they are criticizing themselves! lol...
it is a real circus with bassil as the red nose clown
25 November 2012, 13:30
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FlameThrower - I don't know what flames you throw, but even an idiot like me knows that Tel Aviv is not a kibbutz.
Get your facts right before your write stupid responses. Mind you after reading your "facts" for the last couple of months I very much doubt if you understand the true meaning of that word.
25 November 2012, 15:42
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ignore him phillipo.. he has had his rear handed to him many times he is still on here trying to get payback.. we have wiped the floor with him many a times and his hate infested rhetoric... let him be.. at the end thats just what he is an embodiment of hate... not to mention idiocracy.
25 November 2012, 14:30
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He may not be a thief, but he has demonstrated himself as incompetent. If there is a problem, he should be addressing a way to fix it, not blame others. He is supposed to be the ENERGY minister--get the job done, or resign and get someone in there who can do the job.
And maybe he can explain why he needs the cash up front instead of getting soft loans while we are at, to address the thief part. He may not be a thief, but he is putting himself in a position for others to call him that.
25 November 2012, 15:38
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Real men and great leaders say the buck stops here. Incompetent little boys and their senile father in laws always blame others for they constant failures.
25 November 2012, 15:49
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The root of the problem is that electricity is being underbilled. Even at 220LL per kw, it is too cheap. So EDL produces less electricity to loose less.
Generators' cost of electricity is about 800LL per KW. EDL should increase its rates to 800LL per KW, Electricity usage would be less and less rationing. those generator theives would get less money.
25 November 2012, 16:11
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the question is: which politician makes money with generators?
26 November 2012, 15:46
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The true problem if I may, is that almost 20% of the bills are not payed for, and almost 30% of the electricity is not even billed!
Sorry, no time to dig for the source but that was in a French survey (I posted a link months ago) that was done years ago... sceptics can google it (it's a very long and detaild report).
26 November 2012, 15:48
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I would also like to add that the conclusion of this report is what drew away any chance for private companies to take over. Well... when you see that electrical bills collectors get shot at in some villages or neighborhoods...
25 November 2012, 18:27
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A retard is running the electric show, and now that it isn't going as planned he blames the gov't that he is part of.
25 November 2012, 19:35
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This idiot keeps forgetting he is one third of the government. By naming him Jebran his parent ruined a good name, his name should have been Justin, Justimbassile.
25 November 2012, 19:49
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I never liked the idea of ships to begin with. Lebanon needs a long term plan for producing electricity that is not depended entirely on fossil fuel.WHat about issueing bonds to build new plants.0
26 November 2012, 00:17
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a correction--it's not zouk and tyre but rather zouk and jiyeh, so add yourself to the list of those who don't know what they are talking about.
25 November 2012, 21:21
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There cannot and will not EVER be a viable power option whether it is Solar, Nuclear, Gas until EVERYONE pays their power bills.
No independant company would ever accept buying the Lebanese power sector in part or in whole because of this problem.
Also, Jebran Bassil is a thief, everyone knows it even M8 try to disrupt his plans knowing fully well he's trying to do.
25 November 2012, 21:25
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good point. dont forget, also Berri gets to employ his underworked constituents in EDL this way he gets reelected.
25 November 2012, 22:11
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Comisyangeh Bassil doesn't know anyone who has a company that deals in sun power to get his 30% commission, that's why Comisyangeh Bassil doesn't like the sun he likes the sun in law.
26 November 2012, 00:05
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if this country was well governed not by incompetents thinking more of their prestige and bank accounts, this electricity pb would have been solve years ago!
a tiny country like this and still electricity pbs? what a joke!
it only proves that it s in the interest of the politicians to keep it that way otherwise we wouldn t be discussing about it!
26 November 2012, 04:03
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A long time ago the moon been discovered by the world and in Lebanon still having the electricity problem we are going to hold this problem for the whole life and even our kids will find it in their way too. Basil one question where is the goverment's money most of the Lebanese people paying the electricity bills so except south and dahyeh which is mostly Shia why they are exempt from paying aren't they lebanesse people and even they have 24 hours electricity access and the rest not so basil shut up and bring back the money that u have stolen from the goverment's
26 November 2012, 09:13
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Most of the world is thinking about how to get the power from other sources rather than the petrol because it will finish in future time . They are thinking about how to provide the best for their people and in Lebanon still thinking about how to pay the fuel expenses what's a joke. Imagine guys what will happen to The lebanese people in future time when there will no longer fuel is available. Living without power imagine.
26 November 2012, 21:12
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Are you blaming the M8 controlled government !?! You are part of M8..pathetic ....
26 November 2012, 21:21
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News flash ***** the "Power-Generating Ships" just ran out of power and are stranded somewhere close to Lebanon but not close enough*** thank you Mr. brilliant Energy Minister Jebran Bassil...
26 November 2012, 22:01
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Shines? Unemployment just went up. Average income is down. No stability. What exactly is it shining in?
