Publication Type: Briefing Paper
Countries: Lebanon
Authors: Marc Ayoub, Neil McCulloch
Publication date: June 2021
Keywords: Electricity
Lebanon desperately needs power. Its severe economic crisis, combined with its dependence on fossil fuels, is leading to a rapid deterioration in its electricity provision. However, there is clear potential for utility-scale renewables to be profitable while simultaneously lowering costs for providers and for customers.
It is essential that a political solution is found to enable such investments in renewables to proceed.
This Briefing Paper provides concrete recommendations for policy-makers and donors to further the development of renewables, from which the economy, the environment and the people of Lebanon can benefit.
Citation
Ayoub, M., McCulloch, N. 2021. 'The economics and politics of integrating renewables into electricity concessions in Lebanon'. SOAS Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) SOAS University of London. https://ace.soas.ac.uk/publication/the-economics-and-politics-of-integrating-renewables-into-electricity-concessions-in-lebanon/
