After Threat of Disconnection... Civil Aviation Authority Reaches Agreement with Lebanon's Electricity Establishment

Issued by the Board of Directors of Electricité du Liban (EDL) is the following statement:

In reference to the demand for public administrations and institutions in arrears, including Rafic Hariri International Airport – Beirut, to settle their outstanding dues under threat of electricity disconnection, the EDL Board clarifies that the Civil Aviation Authority contacted the Board to avoid disconnection. The Authority expressed its commitment to pay an immediate installment and schedule its overdue dues, also pledging to regularly pay its monthly consumption value starting this month.

The Board urges all public administrations and institutions that have not yet contacted Electricité du Liban to follow the example of the Airport Authority and regularize their financial status with the institution.