BEIRUT:Â Lebanon, Syria and Jordan have reached a final deal to transfer electricity to Lebanon which is suffering an acute energy crisis, ministers from the three neighboring countries said in a joint news conference on Thursday.
The World Bank attended a joint meeting for the participating countries and would finance the deal, Lebanese energy minister Walid Fayad said.
"The Americans have given the green light to the project," he added.
Lebanon, Syria and Jordan reach final deal to transfer electricity, ministers say
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![Lebanon, Syria and Jordan reach final deal to transfer electricity, ministers say]( "Jordan's Minister of Energy Saleh al-Kharbasha (R) receives his counterparts from Syria Bassam Tohme (C) and from Lebanon Walid Fayad during a meeting in Amman on October 28, 2021. (AFP)")
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Updated 28 October 2021
Lebanon, Syria and Jordan reach final deal to transfer electricity, ministers say
- The World Bank would finance the deal, Lebanese energy minister Walid Fayad said
- Lebanon is suffering from an acute energy crisis
