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The headquarters of EDL in Mar Mikhael, near the port of Beirut on March 1, 2025. (Credit: Archive photo Philippe Hage Boutros / L'Orient-Le Jour) Add as preferred on Google Electricité du Liban (EDL) has followed through on its ultimatum to public administrations: pay their outstanding bills or face disconnection. The state electricity provider began cutting power to institutions in arrears on Monday.A source familiar with the matter confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour that "the disconnection of administrations in arrears has indeed begun" for those that had not paid their bills "and who have not yet contacted the company to declare their intent to regularize their situation."In a brief statement, EDL said it had "updated its subscriber lists and instructed that" electricity supplies to the administrations be cut. A list of disconnected institutions obtained by L’OLJ includes the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), the ministries of Public Works, Education and... You have reached your article limitStay informed about a Middle East in crisis.Subscribe for $0.5/month for the first 3 months. Subscribe now Log in This article is only available to L’Orient Today subscribers. Subscribe now Log in Create a free account to continue reading this article. You’ll also receive The Morning Brief, our must-read daily digest of Middle East news. Opt out anytime Email Address Password Email Address Password I would like to receive special offers from L'Orient Today as well as selections of the best articles. Register By creating an account, you agree to the terms and conditions of use and our privacy policy. Register Or register with: Facebook
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