The Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) commented, in a statement, on what is being circulated through some social networking sites and applications, in terms of calls to “boycott the payment of electricity bills” that will adopt the new price. “The current bills that have been issued or that are currently being issued and are currently being collected include electricity consumption in two months together, 11 and 12 of the year 2022, based on the exchange rate on the Sayrafa platform +20% on the date of printing the issue, amounting to / 43,600 / L.L. for US dollars (43,600 LL + 20% = 52,320 LL) and not according to the price of the Sayrafa platform today or any other date. In this regard, EDL called on citizens not to succumb to promoters of inaccurate news, stressing that EDL will remain open to public opinion to dispel any concerns of citizens. EDL also explained in its statement that this new electricity tariff is the least expensive for the citizen compared to other methods of extracting electricity, especially from private generators, and that the success of the national emergency plan for the electricity sector, including improving collection on the basis of the new tariff and removing encroachments on the network Electricity … etc., would achieve one of the objectives of this plan, which is to improve and increase electricity supply hours, successively, at a later stage.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon