Power and Power in Lebanon

Published: May 9, 2023, 3:22 p.m.

The scramble for electricity has produced new interest groups that will shape the evolution of Lebanon\u2019s decaying power sector, and the country\u2019s future. Lebanese people endure erratic and expensive electricity supplies\u2014not because of some staggering technical challenge but because of corrupt, often criminal, monopolies that control the energy sector.\nOn this episode of the Order From Ashes podcast, Century International fellow Zachary Cuyler talks about the competing interest groups that reap the benefits of Lebanon\u2019s failed electricity system.\xa0\nZack delves deeper into the dysfunction in Lebanon\u2019s electricity sector in his recent Century International commentary, \u201cLebanon\u2019s Grid Has Collapsed. What Comes Next?\u201d\nParticipants:\nZack Cuyler, fellow, Century International\nThanassis Cambanis, director, Century International