Lights out: Lebanon faces looming power crisis
Country has much to gain by developing long-term strategic energy policy
Saturday, September 27, 2008
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Oil prices have tripled since 2004. Electricity outages have doubled in Lebanon since 2005. Lebanon's electricity utility has been vulnerable to crude oil price shocks than ever. Consumers and businesses are spending two times their electricity purchase in this staggering situation.
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