Out of electricity, this country sinks into total darkness

The British daily Metro says the national supply network has stopped after the fuel ran out on the country's two main electricity stations.

Impiant al Zahrani and Deir Ammar stopped working today after consuming all fuel reserves, reducing energy production to less than 200 megawatts (only enough for the supply of about 5,000 homes).

A government official said the suspension could last the entire weekend, leaving the population of about six million people in total darkness. The official said, “Lebanon's electricity supply sector has stopped working today at noon, and is likely to resume by Monday, or for several days”.

The Al Jazeera network reported protests in the northern town of Halba, outside the offices of the state energy company, as well as residences blocking burning tire streets in Tripoli.

Electricity cuts have been a problem in Lebanon since the end of the war of years, for which small country relies on fuel imports.
Many citizens also own oil generators, even though supply is flawed.

In August at least 20 people were killed by the explosion of an illegal fuel depot in the country's north.
The supply management causes long lines for food, which are called locals “shame lines”.

The country's wave has lost value and the government is in crisis, although it has come to vacations after the huge explosion of a year ago at the port of Beirut, where more than 150 people were killed in August last year.

The blast occurred after the lighting of more than 2,000 tonnes of ammo nitrates that were stored there without the necessary security.