The real reasons behind the shut off of Fatmagul

Electricité du Liban declared on Monday that it is committed to the implementation of the lease contract brokered between the Energy and Water Ministry and the Turkish Karadeniz power company which owns the Fatmagul power-ship.           

EDL explained that the specifications of the fuel oil delivered to the company match the ones detailed in the contract, adding that the Turkish company carried out the appropriate tests.               

Accordingly, the company said that it is working on finding the right solution through intensifying its meetings with the Turkish party, in order for the power ship to resume its energy production.                 

Ten out of eleven generators on the Turkish power ship “Fatmagül Sultan” have now stopped working, leading the power supply in Lebanon to return to its former state prior to the arrival of the Turkish ship.                       

In this context, reports stated that the reason behind this malfunction is the incompatibility of the fuel used for the generators.