Solar panels installed on rooftops overlooking Beirut International Airport, in Aramoun, south of Beirut, on Jan. 14, 2024. (Credit: Archive photo João Sousa/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday requested that a new decision adopted Wednesday by the ministers of Energy and Water, Joe Saddi, Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rassamny, and Interior, Ahmad Hajjar, governing the installation of solar panels be annulled, according to press reports confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour by multiple sources close to the matter. According to these same sources, the issue has been referred to the Electricity Regulatory Authority, which will be responsible for developing specific regulations.The new procedure required an authorization request for all photovoltaic installations with a capacity below 1.5 megawatt and involved several parties including municipalities, the orders of engineers and architects, and the Directorate General of Urban Planning, which is attached to the Ministry of Public Works.Households,...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday requested that a new decision adopted Wednesday by the ministers of Energy and Water, Joe Saddi, Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rassamny, and Interior, Ahmad Hajjar, governing the installation of solar panels be annulled, according to press reports confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour by multiple sources close to the matter. According to these same sources, the issue has been referred to the Electricity Regulatory Authority, which will be responsible for developing specific regulations.The new procedure required an authorization request for all photovoltaic installations with a capacity below 1.5 megawatt and involved several parties including municipalities, the orders of engineers and architects, and the Directorate General of Urban Planning, which is attached to the Ministry of Public...
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