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Coverage dated October 8, 2021

Lebanon's 2 main state power plants shut down, out of fuel

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BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s two main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel, the state electricity company said Saturday, leaving the small country with no

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  1. NWI Times

    Lebanon's 2 main state power plants shut down, out of fuel (opens NWI Times)

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    BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s two main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel, the state electricity company said Saturday, leaving the small country with no

  2. Insider

    The majority of Lebanon will be without power for 'several days' after main power plants run out of fuel (opens Insider)

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    "The Lebanese power network completely stopped working at noon today, and it is unlikely that it will work... for several days," an official said.

  3. The Times of Israel

    All of Lebanon left without power for days after state-run grid collapses (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Due to fuel shortages amid financial crisis, al-Zahrani and Deir Amar electricity plants shut down; citizens will have to rely on private generators, which use scarce diesel

  4. CNN

    Most of Lebanon loses electricity after power stations run out of fuel (opens CNN)

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    Lebanon's two major power stations shut down Saturday due to a fuel shortage which has resulted in power outages in most areas in the country, according to local media outlets.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Lebanon's two main power plants shut down, out of fuel (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Lebanon’s state electricity company says the country's two main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel.

  6. Voice of America

    Lebanon Power Outage Will Last for Several Days, Government Official Says (opens Voice of America)

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    Country has no centrally generated electricity after fuel shortages reportedly forced its two largest power stations to shut down

  7. France 24

    Lebanese power outage will last several days, govt official says (opens France 24)

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    Lebanon has no centrally generated electricity after fuel shortages forced its two largest power stations to shut down, a government official told Reuters on Saturday.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Fuel shortage forces Lebanon's state power plants to shut | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Most of Lebanon is set to lose access to state-generated electricity, forcing residents to buy electricity from private providers or be plunged in darkness.

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