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Lebanon has suffered a serious crisis in electricity supply for years (France Press)
A Lebanese MP revealed his country’s government’s reluctance to renew the contract to import electricity from Syria, for fear of being subjected to US sanctions under the Caesar Law.
Representative Hussein Hajj Hassan of the “Al-Wafa to the Resistance” bloc, which represents Hezbollah in Parliament, said: “Although drawing electricity from Syria is a necessity for Lebanon, Lebanon is reluctant to renew the contract with Damascus.” .
The deputy added, during his meeting with a delegation from the border town of Tafil, that it is threatened by cuts in electricity imported from Syria, as well as that Lebanon does not pay its fees. Lebanese national and regional policies are confused, and there is fear of unjustified sanctions.
Hajj Hassan said: “There are borders, trade, transport and relations between Lebanon and Syria at the financial and economic level, joint trade relations, transport and transit, common borders and mutual influence and influence between the two countries.”
On June 17, the Syrian Civil Protection Law, known as “Caesar,” came into force, and Washington announced the imposition of sanctions on dozens of people and entities that Washington says are linked to the Syrian regime.
Since 1995, Lebanon has imported tens of thousands of megawatts of electricity, under contracts renewed from time to time between the two parties, without announcing a date for that.
Lebanon has been suffering for years a severe crisis in the electricity supply, which has intensified in recent months due to fuel shortages due to the fact that its import is linked to the dollar, which reached a record in the country.
(Anatolia, the new Arabic)
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