DUBAI — Lebanon’s power supplies were back to normal on Sunday after a blackout the previous day when the country’s two biggest power stations shut down because of a fuel shortage, the Energy Ministry said. The closure piled further hardship on Lebanese struggling with job losses, soaring prices, and hunger wrought by the country’s worsening financial meltdown. On Saturday, Lebanon’s two largest power stations, Zahrani and Deir Ammar plants shut down due to fuel shortages, bringing the Lebanese power network to a complete halt. Lebanon has been paralyzed by an economic crisis that deepened as supplies of imported fuel have dried up. Many Lebanese normally rely on private generators that run on diesel, although that is in short supply.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 10, 2021 18:00 UTC