Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived in Doha on Sunday with Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi for further talks on cooperation with Qatar in the electricity sector, the Grand Serail announced on X.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, accompanied by Energy Minister Joe Saddi, is welcomed in Doha by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi © X
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived in Doha on Sunday with Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi for further talks on cooperation with Qatar in the electricity sector, the Grand Serail announced on X.
The two are due to meet Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi.
Several projects are on the table: new power plants, gas and electricity imports via Syria, and a floating storage and regasification unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG). The talks will also cover a 20-year deal for Qatar to supply LNG, as well as renewable energy projects.
Saddi has held a series of talks with Doha in recent weeks as he tries to revive Lebanon’s crippled power sector. He had boycotted cabinet meetings for more than a month, accusing the government of neglecting electricity. He returned on Friday, when ministers approved his plan for the sector.
A day earlier, parliament had approved an extra allocation in Lebanese pounds worth about $100 million. It will cover part of the arrears that state bodies owe to Électricité du Liban (EDL). In early November, the state utility briefly cut power to public institutions that had failed to pay their bills.
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Lebanon must do more to reach agreement on restructuring its banking system and sharing out the losses from its economic collapse, while protecting depositors.
Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement on Friday, the office of President Tayyip Erdogan said, as the Turkish leader met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul.
Bilal Erdoğan, son of Turkey’s president, began a three-day visit to Lebanon on Thursday. Officially it is a cultural and economic trip, but it is widely seen as part of Ankara’s push to expand its regional influence.
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