The political crisis in Lebanon has spread to the social level and electricity has become a luxury. Our RFI Beirut correspondent’s interviews are also conducted by candlelight.
Lebanese people may have to spend an Easter weekend without electricity. Two of Lebanon’s four power plants are down due to a lack of fuel. Power outages have been common in the country known for its cedars over the past few decades, but the financial crisis has exacerbated the power shortage.
To compensate for power plant outages, Lebanese people use generators, sometimes for more than 15 hours a day, our RFI correspondent Noé Pignède reported from Beirut (Beyrouth) on Saturday (April 3, 2021). But as the crisis continues, with fuel scarce and private electricity prices soaring, many Lebanese can no longer afford to allow themselves this luxury.
An interview by candlelight
In a small penthouse in southern Lebanon, our RFI French-language correspondent conducted an interview by candlelight. The local public power plant only provides electricity for a few hours a day. For Khaled, the interviewee, what happens to the refrigerator when the power goes out? What about the heating? What about the Internet? This man in his thirties has learned to transcend.
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