Power for payment: EDLs strategy to boost power supply in non-compliant regions in Lebanon

Power for payment: EDLs strategy to boost power supply in non-compliant regions in Lebanon

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2023-09-28 | 11:43

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Power for payment: EDL's strategy to boost power supply in non-compliant regions in Lebanon

Electricité du Liban (EDL) has significantly changed its power supply strategy to encourage compliance with electricity bills. 

This shift comes as EDL has been struggling with widespread non-payment issues, threatening the country's already fragile power infrastructure.

In December 2022, EDL initiated a plan to address the increasing challenges in the power sector. Out of approximately 800 distribution points, the company has identified around 70 currently compliant with bill payments. 

Based on this assessment, EDL has decided to extend power supply hours by an additional two hours per day starting from October 1, specifically in areas where non-compliance rates are below 10 percent.

Some of the Beirut neighborhoods set to benefit from this increase in power supply include Ashrafieh, Hikmeh, Rmeil, Medawar, Gemmayzeh, Bachoura, Karantina, Al-Naher, Manara, Ras Beirut, and Commodore.

LBCI's sources confirm that the campaign to remove illegal power connections continues. 

As evidence of their commitment, EDL sent a formal request to the Interior and Municipalities Minister, Bassam Mawlawi, seeking additional security support in Beirut's southern and northern suburbs, as well as in the regions of the north of Lebanon and Akkar, to facilitate the ongoing campaign against illegal