Published 2 years ago

Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria

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U.S.-backed deal aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria. Washington assured Beirut it should not fear its sanctions on Damascus. Agreement would supply power-deprived Lebanon with 150 megawatts from midnight to 6 a.m. local time and 250 MW throughout the day.

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The Independent

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed

Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria

BEIRUT - Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it should not fear https://www.reuters.com/article/lebanon-crisis-energy-usa-idAFL1N2TU11N its sanctions on Damascus. The agreement is part of a wider plan that also aims to pump Egyptian

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon signed deals on Wednesday to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed

Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis

2 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it should not fear https://www.reuters.com/article/lebanon-crisis-energy-usa-idAFL1N2TU11N its sanctions on Damascus. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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KRDO

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis. The deals are expected to bring Lebanon up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, enough for about two hours of power a day. The electricity will be transmitted through Syria. The World Bank is expected to finance the deals, and negot…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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