Left in the wind for now

In February 2018, the Ministry of Energy and Water, representing the Government of Lebanon, had signed Power Purchasing Agreements with three wind farm developers for the development, installation, and operation of wind power generators in the Akkar region with a cumulative capacity of wind power of 226 MW. According to the terms of the agreement, the first units of power produced by these projects were supposed to be injected into the national electricity grid, and not a moment too soon, considering the current state of the electricity sector in the country.  Sadly, the project was delayed and has not seriously kicked off to date. The present financing difficulties make it unlikely it will resume unless outside funding is secured.  If the project were to be carried out, it would generate more than 800 million kWh of power annually, enough to power 200,000 Lebanese homes, operating over the hills and ridges