Lebanon left without power for days after state-run grid collapses
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(Worthy News) – Lebanon faces a nationwide power outage for a number of days after the country’s two largest power stations shut down on Saturday due to a fuel shortage, an official said.
With no state-produced electricity, citizens will have to rely on private generators that run on diesel, which is already in short supply.
“The Lebanese power network completely stopped working at noon today, and it is unlikely that it will work until next Monday, or for several days,” a government official told Reuters. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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