Critics blame Fayad for causing new electricity crisis before leaving ministry

BEIRUT — On Wednesday, the South Lebanon Water Establishment (SLWE) informed its subscribers of a decrease in water supply due to the suspension of the electric utility line, which affects all Lebanese regions.SLWE's Director General was not immediately available to provide additional information on the current situation.Simultaneously, criticism emerged against former Energy Minister Walid Fayad, accusing him of causing a crisis by increasing the electricity supply before leaving the Ministry without a clear long-term plan.On Wednesday, Change MP Waddah Sadek said that Fayad decided to waste the existing fuel under the pretext that he wanted to increase the electricity supply to more than 10 hours a day before he left the Ministry, adding that this "coincided with the failure to send two vessels that were supposed to arrive in Lebanon...