Turkish company again stops supplying Lebanon with electricity - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Oct 4, 2021

powership — A picture taken on June 16, 2020 shows the Karpowership company's shipyard with power ships in Yalova. Their holds contain a power plant ready to be deployed within a few weeks anywhere in the world. — Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images

A Turkish company stopped providing Lebanon with electricity Friday, further exacerbating the country’s energy crisis.

Karpowership said it stopped operations at its two offshore power ships, the official National News Agency reported.

An aerial view shows Lebanon's capital, Beirut, in darkness during a power outage on April 3, 2021. As Lebanon battles its worst financial crisis in decades, the local currency has lost more than 85% of its value on the black market. Even the country's once richest city council says it is struggling to maintain its streets, as the economic squeeze puts pressure on already rundown infrastructure.

Lebanon loses some electricity after Turkish company ceases operations

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A Lebanese protester flashes the V-sign for victory and shouts slogans as others vandalise banks in Beirut on February 16, 2023, one day after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the dollar on the black market. - The country's grinding political and economic crises shows no signs of abating as the pound has lost more than 95 percent of its value against the greenback since the start of the economic collapse in 2019. (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)

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