Hariri receives General Electric delegation
18 تموز 2019 09:28
Prime Minister Saad Hariri received on Wednesday at the Grand Serail a delegation from General Electric, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Elizabeth Richard.
The delegation, headed by GE's President and CEO for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, Nabil Habayeb, and comprising the President and CEO of GE Iraq and Levant, William Wakileh, and the Government Relations Director for GCC and Lebanon, Sandra Helayel, reiterated its commitment to supporting Lebanon and its people in strengthening the power sector, and partnering on the infrastructure development plans outlined by the government.
GE clarified, in a press release, that the delegation "provided an overview of the comprehensive solutions the company can offer to support the development of Lebanon's energy sector, from clean, renewable energy to GE's waste to energy technologies, to solutions to convert existing simple cycle power plants to combined cycle and help set up efficient, flexible new power plants that can run on gas and liquid fuels".
The delegation emphasized that "with a strong footprint in the region, its technologies today support the generation of nearly half of the power produced - making it an excellent partner in strengthening Lebanon's power infrastructure".