Lebanon plagued by power losses

Lebanon's national power utility Electricité du Liban (EDL) faced all sorts of problems in August as power was frequently cut in Beirut and other parts of the country.

Power rationing has been stepped up in recent weeks, leaving citizens facing up to 14 hours per day without electricity. The crisis, not helped by ongoing fighting in the region, has meant reliance on generators and led to a fuel shortage. To make matters worse, there have even been reports of theft of electricity through the illegal connection of cables to power lines.

On 24 August, the cash-strapped utility announced it would have to cut power for two additional hours due to a "sudden breakdown" in one of its transformers in the zone supplied by the Horej power station.

EDL has also reduced the output at the Zouk and Hareesha power plants due to a lack of fuel.

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