The Energy Ministry says the Zahrani power plant's capacity will rise to 1.4 billion cubic meters after construction of the additional unit. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
BEIRUT — TotalEnergies has agreed
to conduct a technical and financial preliminary study related
to building a floating regasification unit in Lebanon's Zahrani
power plant, the Lebanese Energy Ministry said Monday.
The ministry's statement said the plant has capacity for about 650 million cubic meters of gas annually, but this will rise to 1.4 billion cubic meters after construction of the additional unit.
Lebanon is grappling with crippling economic and fuel crises and has struggled with meager supplies of state-generated power for months.
The agreement with TotalEnergies was reached during Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayad's visit to Paris, where he met the French group's CEO Patrick Pouyanne.
The company also expressed willingness to supply Lebanon with the required infrastructure to store and regasify liquid gas, the ministry statement said.
to conduct a technical and financial preliminary study related
to building a floating regasification unit in Lebanon's Zahrani
power plant, the Lebanese Energy Ministry said Monday.
The ministry's statement said the plant has capacity for
about 650 million cubic meters of gas annually, but this will
rise to 1.4 billion cubic...