An Algerian tanker carrying 30,000 tons of fuel is set to depart Wednesday as the first aid shipment to restart Lebanon’s power plants.
The tanker Ain Aker will leave for Lebanon this evening with the initial supply of fuel oil.
State-owned Sonatrach confirmed that Algeria is supplying Lebanon with fuel per President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s directive to help restore electricity in Lebanon by providing the necessary quantities of fuel oil.
On Sunday, Algeria announced it would urgently send fuel to Lebanon, responding to the country’s worsening electricity crisis, which has left essential services, including Beirut’s airport, severely impacted.
On Saturday, Lebanon’s Electricité du Liban (EDL) announced a nationwide blackout after all power stations completely shut down.
The outage disrupted critical infrastructure like prisons and water treatment facilities.
Lebanon’s power supply has drastically dwindled over the last two years due to a crippling financial crisis.
Electricity production, once at 1,600-2,000 megawatts daily, has plunged to all-time lows because of fuel shortages.
