Minister of Energy and Water, Dr. Walid Fayad, renewed on Sunday his gratitude to the Prime Minister, the Minister of National Defense, the Army Commander, and the Electricité du Liban, its chairman and general manager, for their "rapid response to reconnecting the electricity network by arranging for the Army Command’s handing of a total quantity of 6000 kiloliters of gas-oil, which was divided equally between the Deir Ammar and Zahrani power plants, from the reserves of the Lebanese army.”

Fayad assured the citizens that "the network has returned to its normal operation, according to its previous status before the gas-oil ran out in the Deir Ammar and Al-Zahrani plants,” confirming that "less than an hour from now, these plants will reach their maximum capacity available on the network."

"The day before yesterday, the approval of the Central Bank was secured to obtain 100 million dollars, and it was sent to the Tender Department to conduct the solicitation of offers to import fuel, which would help in raising the hours of power supply by the month’s end,” he affirmed.

Fayad concluded by stressing that he “will continue his efforts since assuming his duties at the Ministry of Energy and Water with all determination and will to secure the best for the Lebanese people."