The power supply in the Arab country has been seriously short for months, with usually only two hours of electricity a day. Many households use diesel generators, but fuel for this is also limited. Last month tankers with diesel arrived from Iran, which were delivered to the powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah.
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Lebanon has been struggling with a severe economic crisis for some time now. The value of the Lebanese pound has fallen by 90 percent since 2019, preventing the country from buying fuel. A Turkish company that supplied power from two floating power plants off the coast stopped operating in May after major payment arrears.
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Lebanon has had a government again a month after more than a year.
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