A Qatari proposal to revive Lebanon’s power sector calls for two new gas-fired plants and a 20-year liquefied natural gas supply agreement with QatarEnergy, according to a document seen by Reuters. Dated October 2026, the proposal was drafted with input from the Lebanese and Qatari governments. It is not yet an approved deal.
The document proposes combined-cycle plants at Deir Ammar in northern Lebanon and Zahrani in the south, each with 825 megawatts of capacity. The LNG plan includes a floating storage and regasification unit with capacity of 3.5 million cubic meters per day and use of the Arab Gas Pipeline via Syria at a capacity of 4.5 million cubic meters per day. It also calls for 800 megawatts of solar power, 440 megawatts of wind power, battery capacity and initial electricity imports of 300 megawatts from Syria, Reuters reports.
At the time of the report, Lebanon’s state power company supplied only a few hours of electricity a day, with private diesel generators supplying the rest, according to Reuters. Qatar’s prime minister had visited Lebanon the preceding week and publicly promised help for its power sector, but few details were presented then.
The document aims to attract private or project financing without upfront spending from Lebanon’s public budget, while leaving payment obligations and guarantees open to negotiation. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that both governments must still approve the blueprint and that it could change. That person put implementation at three years if approvals come swiftly.
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