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Électricité Du Liban
Électricité du Liban (Electricity of Lebanon; EDL) is a public industrial and commercial establishment in Lebanon which controls 90% of the country's electricity production, transmission and distribution activities. History Ottoman Gas Company of Beirut (1908) In 1908, the Société Ottomane du Gaz de Beyrouth distributed electricity in the city of Beirut, replaced by the Société d'Électricité de Beyrouth in 1923, a company incorporated under French law. Before 1939, the company operated a 4,500 kW diesel power plant and a 6,400 kW hydraulic plant. In March 1954, the Lebanese State bought the Beirut Electricity Company, which became the Electricity Office. The Zouk power station went into production in 1956. At the end of the Second World War, Lebanon produced 80 MW in 1948, 280 MW in 1957, and 692 MW in 1964. Electricity was produced by private and disparate production units. The Qaraoun dam was commissioned in 1961. Office of Electricity of Lebanon (1964) The Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EDL Siege
EDL may refer to: Politics * English Defence League, an English fascist organisation. ** European Defence League, an offshoot organization of the English Defence League ** English Disco Lovers, an internet movement to lower the search ranking of EDL as the English Defence League * Estonian Defence League, an Estonian voluntary militarily organized national defence organisation * European Democratic Lawyers, a labour union * European Day of Languages, an annual event aimed at encouraging language learning in Europe Technology * Edit decision list * Electrical double layer * Entry, descent and landing (rocketry) * Event Driven Language, a computer language for the IBM Series/1 Event Driven Executive operating system * Experiment Description Language, a computer language for the program Fsc2 for controlling spectrometers Eye Dome Lightingis a non-photorealistic, image-based shading technique * Qualcomm EDL mode, a debugging feature in SoCs from Qualcomm Transport * Edale r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Barge
Power may refer to: Common meanings * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power, a type of energy * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events Mathematics, science and technology Computing * IBM POWER (software), an IBM operating system enhancement package * IBM POWER architecture, a RISC instruction set architecture * Power ISA, a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC * IBM Power microprocessors, made by IBM, which implement those RISC architectures * Power.org, a predecessor to the OpenPOWER Foundation Mathematics * Exponentiation, "''x'' to the power of ''y''" * Power function * Power of a point * Statistical power Physics * Magnification, the factor by which an optical system enlarges an image * Optical power, the degree to which a lens converges or diverges light Social sciences and politics * Economic power, encompassing several concepts that economists use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Power Companies Of Lebanon
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations. Common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating, electric discharges and many others. The presence of either a positive or negative electric charge produces an electric field. The motion of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field. In most applications, Coulomb's law determines the force acting on an electric charge. Electric potential is the work done to move an electric charge from one point to another within an electric field, typically measured in volts. Electricity plays a central role in many modern technologies, serving in electric power where electric current is used to energise equipment, and in electronics dealing with electrical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Energy In Lebanon
Energy in Lebanon is characterized by a heavy reliance on imported fuels, which has led to significant challenges in ensuring a stable and sufficient supply of electricity. The country’s energy sector has been severely affected by a combination of internal Politics, political instability, external conflicts, and systemic corruption. The reliance on imported energy, coupled with rising demand and frequent infrastructure failures, has led to an ongoing energy crisis. This crisis has been further exacerbated by the destructive effects of military conflicts involving Hezbollah, particularly the wars against Israel and the Syrian civil war, war in Syria, which have strained the country's infrastructure and economy. The primary energy use in 2009 in Lebanon was 77 TWh, 18 MWh per capita. In 2019, the total solar PV capacity was 78 MW, and it reached 1300 MW at the end of 2023.https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1414220/vers-la-fin-du-boom-des-panneaux-solaires-au-liban-.html In A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (, , previously known as Beirut International Airport) () is the only operational commercial airport in Lebanon. It is located in the Dahieh, Southern Suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, from the Beirut Central District, city center. The airport is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA) and was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier Trans Mediterranean Airways, TMA cargo and Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses. The airport was named after former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005, following his Assassination of Rafic Hariri, assassination earlier that year. It is the main port of entry into the country along with the Port of Beirut. The airport is managed and operated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which operates within the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Lebanon), Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The DGCA is also responsible for operating the air traf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Beirut
The Port of Beirut () is the main port in Lebanon on the eastern part of the Saint George Bay on Beirut's northern Mediterranean coast, west of the Beirut River. It is one of the largest and busiest ports on the Eastern Mediterranean. On 4 August 2020, a large explosion, caused by improperly stored ammonium nitrate, occurred at the port, killing at least 218 people, injuring more than 7,000 and rendering 300,000 others homeless.Cabinet declares state of emergency, port officials placed under house arrest ''Daily Star'' (5 August 2020). Large sections of the port and its infrastructure were destroyed, including most of Beirut's grain reserves, and billions of dollars in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European and Middle Eastern countries, which makes it the same as Arabia Standard Time, East Africa Time, and Moscow Time. During the winter periods, Eastern European Time ( UTC+02:00) is used. Since 1996, European Summer Time has been applied from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Previously, the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Usage The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer: * Belarus, Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–89, regular EEST from 1991-2011 * Bulgaria, regular EEST since 1979 * Cyprus, regular EEST since 1979 ( Northern Cyprus stopped using EEST in September 2016, but returned to EEST in March 2018) * Egypt, in the years 1988–2010, 2014–2015 and since 2023 (see also Egypt Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Lebanese Blackout
The 2024 Lebanon blackout is an ongoing total nationwide power outage across Lebanon that began on 17 August 2024 due to the state electricity company of Lebanon, Électricité du Liban, running out of fuel reserves for its power plants. The blackout led to widespread water shortages due to the inability of Lebanese water corporations to pump water in effective amounts, as well as the halting of several fundamental institutions across Lebanon, including, wastewater treatment systems, ports, airports, and prisons. Background The great majority of energy used in Lebanon is imported. The energy market in Lebanon is characterized by sharply rising consumption, and frequent shortages due to dilapidated infrastructure partly destroyed by the civil war that ravaged the country between 1975 and 1990. There was a power blackout throughout Lebanon in October 2021 after Lebanon's two largest power stations—the Zahrani and the Deir Ammar power stations—were shut down due to fuel s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Lebanese Blackout
The 2021 Lebanon blackout was a power outage in Lebanon that started on 9 October 2021, after two of the country's power plants shut down when they ran out of diesel fuel. The two power stations provided 40% of Lebanon's electricity. Due to this, the power grid was shut down nationwide. Background Because of the ongoing Lebanese liquidity crisis, the Lebanese pound lost over 90% of its value, leaving the government unable to pay for fuel imports, resulting in a general shortage of fuel in Lebanon, including for its power plants. The fuel shortage also meant that people and businesses could not run their private fuel-powered electricity generators. Outage The power outage started on 9 October, after the Zahrani Power Station ran out of fuel. The day before, the Deir Ammar Power Station had also stopped running for the same reason. With both plants shut down, national power production was limited to 270 megawatts, making the grid severely unstable, so that the grid was shut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Karadeniz Powership Orhan Bey
MV ''Karadeniz Powership Orhan Bey'' is a power barge, a floating power plant, owned and operated by Karpowership. She was commissioned in 2013, and initially contracted to supply electricity to the power grid in Lebanon. Powership Built in August 2013 by Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, she was renamed ''Karadeniz Powership Orhan Bey'' after the Karadeniz Holding's vice chairperson. Equipped with eleven electric generators and four high-voltage transformers, the Powership has an installed generation capacity of 202 MW on dual-fuel ( HFO- and gas-fired). The Powership's fuel tanks capacity allows her to generate ten days long uninterrupted power. Arrived in Beirut, Lebanon on August 12, 2013, she joined the other fleet member , which was already generating electricity. Moored facing Jieh Power Plant, ''Orhan Bey'' was connected to the grid on September 3, 2013. According to a power purchase agreement, worth US$370 million, signed on July 13, 2012 in Beirut with the Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Karadeniz Powership Fatmagül Sultan
The MV ''Karadeniz Powership Fatmagül Sultan'' is a Liberia-flagged Powership, a floating power plant, owned and operated by Karpowership. Built as a barge, she was converted into a Powership in 2013 at Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. She is commissioned to supply electricity to the power grid in Lebanon. Ship The long vessel has a beam of . Powership Converted into a power barge by Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul in 2013, she was renamed ''Fatmagül Sultan'' after the sister of Karadeniz Holding's chairperson. Equipped with eleven electric generators, four high-voltage transformers and operated by a crew of sixty technicians and engineers, the Powership has an installed generation capacity of 202 MW on dual-fuel ( HFO- and gas-fired). The Powership's fuel tanks capacity allows her to generate ten days long uninterrupted power. According to a power purchase agreement, worth US$370 million, signed on July 13, 2012, in Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karpowership
Karpowership is a Turkish builder, operator, and owner of a fleet of powerships. Since 2010, 36 powerships have been completed with their total installed capacity exceeding 6,000 MW and further capacity under construction (or scheduled). Karpowership executes all its activities in-house, including design, construction, site preparation, commissioning, fuel supply and electricity delivery. Powership Powerships are barge- or ship-mounted floating power plants, and they can operate on heavy fuel oil (HFO), diesel fuel, and/or natural gas. Karpowership's powerships are available under electricity-generation services contracts, power-rental contracts, energy-conversion works contracts or power-purchase agreements. In 2007, Karpowership developed a project named "Power of Friendship", which supplies electricity to shortage-stricken countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The freighter ''Melpomeni'' was acquired in 2009 by Karpowership with the purpose to turn her into a fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
