In response to the protests and complaints received from the Electricité du Liban regarding the decline in electrical supply hours, especially in some administrative areas of Beirut, the corporation would like to clarify that the decrease in electrical supply is mainly due to the limited production capacity available, especially during the summer, which witnesses a noticeable increase in demand for electrical energy. Currently, the total available production does not exceed about 500 megawatts as a result of the current exceptional circumstances, primarily the significant rise in the prices of petroleum derivatives and the repercussions of the regional situation.

In light of these data, and as has been explained in several previous statements, the corporation’s technical teams are facing increasing operational challenges, represented by the lack of production capacities of up to 1,000 megawatts on the network, which leads to fluctuations in frequency and tension and the sudden exit of network elements from service, which makes the possibility of a general outage (blackout) present at any time and on a daily basis, which leads to the inability to maintain the usual rate of electrical supply hours.

On the other hand, the Electricité du Liban confirms that it is working hard to fully observe justice in the supply of electrical current throughout all Lebanese territory, as the daily average of electrical supply hours is currently estimated at around four hours, with the exception of each of the lines that supply vital facilities and basic official departments in Lebanon (the airport, the port, palaces of justice, central prisons, water pumps, etc.), which cannot be separated from some of the surrounding residential neighborhoods for purely technical reasons, as detailed in the attached table regarding the rate of feeding hours. The daily distribution outlets in the main substations that feed Beirut’s administrative regions for the month of June 2026, according to the recordings of the micro-electronic M3 meters located on the distribution outlets in these stations that were provided to us by the distribution service provider companies.

The Foundation also reminds that, in the interest of transparency, citizens can access its official website (www.edl.gov.lb) to view the actual feeding hours until the end of June 2026 for most Lebanese regions, including the Beirut administrative area, especially those located within the scope of the main Harsh station.

The Corporation reiterates that it and its users are making every effort to maintain a minimum level of stability in the electrical supply, despite the exceptionally difficult circumstances it is experiencing and the high prices of fuel.