VOL. XLV

No 17

29-April-2002

LEBANON

LebaneseCabinet Approves Measures For EDLs Rescue Plan

Since the end of theLebanese civil war over a decade ago, Lebanonhas been suffering from chronic power shortages and disruptions caused byinsufficient investment in the upgrading of the countrys power plants andtransmission systems, poor maintenance and inability to collect outstandingelectricity bills. The problems in the electricity sector have been compoundedby Israelsperiodic destruction of power...