ALBAWABA - Electricité du Liban (EDL) has declared that the total depletion of gas oil supplies led to the forced shutdown of the Zahrani plant's final operational power producing unit early today, August 17, 2024. A statewide blackout resulting from this closure has affected vital infrastructure, including ports, airports, water pumping stations, sewage treatment plants, and prisons. EDL stated in a statement that the plant's fuel supplies had run out ...