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The Lebanese government has less than two weeks to pass a law before the capital of the Bekaa valley and surrounding areas go dark. Zahle, Lebanon’s fourth-largest city, and 17 other villages have been enjoying uninterrupted electricity supply in a country where daily power cuts are the norm.
Electricité de Zahlé (EDZ), a private company, has been supplying electricity around the clock to Zahle and surrounding areas since 2015 as part of a contract with state-owned Electricité du Liban (EDL).
But that contract, which expires December 31, will have to be renewed by passing a bill in parliament before year-end for the private company to stay operational.