Thursday, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati expressed her hope that electricity will be delivered to Lebanon by the end of the current year.

“We hope to deliver electricity to Lebanon by the end of this year,” Zawati said.

In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Zawati indicated that Lebanon "is seeking to finance the electricity delivery plan through the World Bank.”

Wednesday, Jordan and Syria agreed to reboot an electrical interconnection line between the two countries in a first step to provide Lebanon with part of its electricity needs. This was announced during a meeting that brought together the ministers of energy in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

In September, the energy ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon had agreed to deliver Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria.