Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 14

4-April-2005

LEBANON

Lebanon Completes Construction Of Syria-Baddawi Gasline

The Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water announced on 29 March that the construction of the Syrian-Lebanese pipeline to carry Syrian natural gas to the Baddawi (Deir 'Ammar) power plant in north Lebanon has been completed, two years after work on its construction began in March 2003. The ministry said the 435mw Baddawi plant will be able to run on gas in May after some...