Is the electricity crisis preventing people in Lebanon from achieving their rights?

A 2023 Human Rights Watch report documented that Lebanon’s electricity crisis is preventing people in Lebanon from realizing their right to electricity, as well as other rights, including to education, health, water, sanitation, and a healthy environment.

Should Lebanon recognize the right to electricity?

Lebanon should recognize the right to electricity and enact a strong strategy to implement it as rapidly as possible. Lebanon’s government should take immediate steps to ensure that all residents have a continuous, accessible, clean and sustainable supply of electricity from renewable energy sources.

Why is Lebanon struggling to provide enough power to its people?

Lebanon has long struggled to provide enough power to its people, but the problem has been exacerbated by an economic crisis that began in 2019. Lebanon, which has few natural resources, imports heavy fuel oil from Iraq under a swap deal signed in 2021.

Is Lebanon's electricity sector on the verge of total failure?

Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s electricity sector is again on the verge of total failure, and the government has once more continued to throw money at it, instead of fixing it.

Does Lebanon have an energy crisis?

Lebanon has dealt with energy problems for decades; hours-long outages have long been a part of everyday life. But the country’s current economic crisis, combined with political corruption, has turned what was once a serious, but for many, manageable inconvenience into a far more acute crisis.

Will Lebanon import electricity and methane gas from Jordan and Egypt?

In 2023, the World Bank conditionally agreed to finance agreements for Lebanon to import electricity and methane gas from Jordan and Egypt if Lebanese authorities carried out reforms, media reported. These included activating the ERA, auditing EDL, and improving collection of electricity bills.