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Still searching for power Yet another plan to resolve Lebanon’s chronic electricity shortage is on the ropes, thanks to political squabbling. While visiting Lebanon late last month, Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri, at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Najib Mikati, said that transmitting low-cost electricity from Georgia to Lebanon “through Syria or by installing pipes under the sea” is feasible. The plan, which would include leasing power generators at a cost of some $1.2 billion, is backed by Energy Minister Gebran Bassil, who says the ministry will begin issuing tenders in May. Throughout the month the minister and Mikati were at loggerheads over Bassil’s plan to bring power-generating barges offshore to provide extra capacity. The premier believes that Bassil’s plan is too costly and was said to be preparing alternative approaches to provide electricity in the coming months, when consumption peaks. Speaking to As-Safir, Mikati said the ministerial