Lebanon Renewable Energy and System Reinforcement Project

The development objective of the Renewable Energy and System Reinforcement Project for Lebanon is to enable cleaner, more reliable, and efficient grid electricity services in Lebanon. The project comprises of four components. The first component, strengthening of Electricité du Liban (EDL) operational and commercial systems will directly strengthen the ability of EDL to better anticipate, identify, and address network disruptions and strengthen the resilience of EDL’s system. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening of EDL operational systems; and (ii) strengthening of EDL commercial systems. The second component, increase of grid-connected renewable energy supply and network reinforcement will have the following sub-components: (i) development of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) plant; (ii) rehabilitation of Litani River Authority (LRA) hydro power plant (HPPs) and strengthening of dam safety; and (iii) rehabilitation and reinforcement of EDL transmission network. The third component, technical assistance will have the following sub-components: (i) project implementation support and technical studies for EDL; and (ii) project implementation support, technical studies for LRA, and dam safety panel of experts. The fourth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will have zero funding allocation at the onset and will only be triggered in emergency circumstances.