Turkish Firm Turns Off Floating Power Plants Supplying Lebanon
- Lebanon already suffers from acute power cuts nationwide
- State-run company raises output, awaiting much-needed funds
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Turkey’s Karpowership has switched off two floating plants moored off Lebanon that supply about a fifth of its electricity needs.
The company is locked in a dispute with Lebanon after the country’s financial prosecutor asked for the power barges to be seized pending an investigation into alleged corruption in the renewal of electricity supply contracts that have been in place since 2013. The Istanbul-based firm has denied any violation of its contract or the law.