'Undeclared Alliance' Blocks Agreement on 'Costly' Electricity Plan
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A ministerial meeting held Monday failed to reach a final agreement on an electricity plan suggested by Energy and Water Minister Jebran Bassil, under which $1.2 billion would be earmarked to buy 700 Megawatts of electricity.
“The four-phase plan, which will cost the state $5 billion, should be flawless legally and administratively in order to gain approval,” ministerial sources told LBC television.
MTV, meanwhile, quoted ministerial sources as saying that “it is unlikely the electricity plan will be approved during tomorrow’s (Tuesday’s) cabinet session in Beiteddine because of the undeclared alliance between the ministers of (Premier Najib) Miqati, (President Michel) Suleiman, (MP Walid) Jumblat and (Speaker Nabih) Berri, who are seeking to guarantee that the plan be adopted according to rules and regulations.”
Briefing reporters after the ministerial meeting, acting information minister Wael Abu Faour said “discussions during the meeting were technical, scientific and free of any political considerations or calculations.”
Discussions “focused on a number of issues, choices and resources that will be included in the electricity plan,” Abu Faour added.
“The most important point was the one mentioned by the energy minister and I personally believe that it includes answers to several questions that will be raised later,” Abu Faour noted, quoting Bassil as saying that “the cabinet’s role will be decisive in any future plan and there is full commitment to the applicable laws in this regard.”
22 August 2011, 21:28
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The new majority has shown that it cares for the welfare of this country, unlike the corrupt March 14 baboons! ONE WAY TICKET!
22 August 2011, 21:28
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Shocking to hear that Amal and Hezbollah ministers aren't on the same page
22 August 2011, 21:34
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Common sense victory according to the law and in full transparency.
Next please
22 August 2011, 22:09
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Was there any discussion that all Lebanese should pay their electric bills?
22 August 2011, 22:26
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not so shocking if you remember 1990s or if you read wikileaks...
22 August 2011, 23:47
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Look at what they are doing ? Making the lebanese people from poor to poorer. That's what you want ? You want to follow the ZAIM or ZOUAMA ? This is our history and our country is build on AL ZAAME. Go away all of you ya ZOAMA, we can manage to select new leaders, Fini pour les Aoun, Jumblat, Berri, Gemayel, Chamoun,Geagea. No body cares about us, so i think we have to revolt and change this political class. REVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, REVOLTION.
Long live the lebanese identity ( ONE GOD ONE LAND)
22 August 2011, 23:55
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khlosna ba2a, KHLOSNAAAAAAAAAAAA Chou mfakrina hamir ya okhw,,,,,,,t E,,,,, Ch,,,,,,,,,,,,a , Any lebanese speak 3 languages, and any lebanese has an iq of at least the double of einstein, bass all the lebanese have a very tender heart too and into 3am testghellou.
Fi marra general brouse allo la napoleon inte al frensewiye bet2etlo be sabil al masare w nehna men2etel besabil al majed , so bi2oum napoleon bijewbo w bi2ello kel wahad bi2etel be sabil heli na2so, w nehna ka lebneniye chou na2esna ? Majed ? Masare? Walla arar nekhdo w nemhiya kella la hal taba2a al siyesiye heli sarla 100 sene 3am tetwerat al hekem ka ano ma fi hada azka men aylet aoun w cham3oun w gemayel w berre w edde w geageag w nasrallah, khlosna ba2aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wakkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeee uuuuuuuppppppppppppppppppppppppppp LEBANESEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
23 August 2011, 00:04
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$1.7 million per MW??!! something is wrong unless this price is for 30 years
23 August 2011, 00:30
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hayda houwe lebanon ? Hek badna lebnen ? Byotla3 bishabett w bilabet la yohsal 3ala al budget w kermel chou ? W ba3den byotla3 al hariri bya3te des lecons de morale ? wen mosriyetna be solidere ? 3titouna 10.000 $ la mahal byesma 2.000.000 $ wlek khalas enough is enough la 14 adar w la 14 chbat w la 14 kanoun, only 22/11/43 , so yalla eja wa2etkoun tenzalo 3an al 3arech taba3koun in lebanon
Ovrira lal ekta3iye ok ya general w ya hariri w ya nasrallah w berre w geagea w kel al chelfe ?
Yalla felle la halkoun ahsan ma al cha3eb yfalelkoun 3ala tari2to
23 August 2011, 03:26
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They will reach consensus when they are all guaranteed a share of the pie. That's why they haven't reached an agreement..not out of their ethical or moral behavior. This whole government came courtesy of "black shirts", so what do you expect from them?? Black shirts are analogous of corruptio in Lebanon!! they assassinate, steal, confiscate, violate, intimidate.....and now they come wearing european suits and smile to cameras and they want us to be believe they are civil humans....No way!!!
23 August 2011, 07:21
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Who will leave the alliance first? Aoun or Jumblatt.
If part of the package did not include Shia paying for electricity then it is good it didn't pass or it would just be more debt added to the debt already there. Until they pay they will continue bankrupting the country.
Don't they have any pride in paying their own way instead of holding out their hands like beggars?
23 August 2011, 07:56
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M8 are funny people, they say Hariri stole 40 billion while the syrians , Berri, Lahoud, and after recovery from civil war and reconstruction of both the airport and downtown, and here we are 2006 , war against '' zionists '' = 11billion $ in one month, + billions $ of losses due to the KHIYAM or tents for a year in centreville, then after the illegal constructions on people and state property and now 5 billion $ that wants to be used without any details of spending, if my calculations are correct that makes about 20 billion in less than 5 years, of emptyness and nothing in return, who are the crooks now? bunch of blinded sheeps, we all admit that march 14th has made mistakes , but as you can see M8 is committing worse..
23 August 2011, 16:57
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Apparently the sectarian mafia is not happy with this project...This is clear...What is not clear is the weird comments here...
Corruption comes first
Cheers
