Blame it on Bassil

by Executive Editors November 10, 2015

written by Executive Editors November 10, 2015

Greg Demarque | Executive

E What was minister Bassil’s plan to reach 24 hours of electricity by 2015? [Bassil decided] that we needed barges imported from Turkey, a new [power plant to generate] 700 megawatts, to rehab Zouk, Jiyeh, Zehrani, Deir Ammar and Baalbek, and the implementation of 1,500 megawatts from [public-private partnerships]. [Bassil] talked to then prime minister Najib Mikati to send [$1.2 billion] as [a project of law] – from the [council of ministers]. Nabih Berri accepted it and when Nabih Berri accepts something it can [move] super fast – it went straight to the parliament. We said we needed the electricity today better than tomorrow – we have no problem with the politics of it – and it’s costing $6 billion of economic loss per year not having 24 hours of electricity. E From your perspective what happened next? We asked [that] the $1.2 billion [be] allocated to the

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Blame it on Bassil

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