A private generator in Mansourieh on Aug. 30, 2025. (Credit: Philippe Hage Boutros/L'Orient-Le Jour)
BEIRUT — Lebanese residents, already battered by the economic crisis since 2019, will have to dig even deeper into their pockets this month as generator bills surge, as the wars in Lebanon and Iran, and the latter’s spillover in the region continue, driving up oil prices.Hamdi Moutad, a 35-year-old 3D designer living in Ras Beirut, said his private generator bill rose by 25% this month. The same was true for several people asked by L’Orient Today. For some, the increase reached as high as 50%.In Lebanon, households pay a double electricity bill: one for state electricity and another for private generator subscriptions, which make up for the chronic shortfall in supply from Electricité du Liban (EDL).For Moutad, who also supports his mother, the latest hike deepened an already difficult situation. Nearly all of his expenses, from food and...
BEIRUT — Lebanese residents, already battered by the economic crisis since 2019, will have to dig even deeper into their pockets this month as generator bills surge, as the wars in Lebanon and Iran, and the latter’s spillover in the region continue, driving up oil prices.Hamdi Moutad, a 35-year-old 3D designer living in Ras Beirut, said his private generator bill rose by 25% this month. The same was true for several people asked by L’Orient Today. For some, the increase reached as high as 50%.In Lebanon, households pay a double electricity bill: one for state electricity and another for private generator subscriptions, which make up for the chronic shortfall in supply from Electricité du Liban (EDL).For Moutad, who also supports his mother, the latest hike deepened an already difficult situation. Nearly all of his expenses, from...
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