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Table 1
Installed small hydropower capacity up to 10 MW in
Lebanon
River Plant Year Capacity
(MW)
Storage
Annual
generation
up to 1975
(GWh)
Kadisha Blaouza 1961 8.4 Daily 31
Abu Ali 1933 7.4 Daily 22
Mar 1952 3.1 None 10
Lichaa
Bcharre 1929 1.6 None 6
Ibrahim Ibrahim 1950 5 None 22
3
Bared 2 a 1962 3.7 None 14
Jaouz Chekka 1950 5.3 None 17
Kalb Hraiche a 1953 1.9 None ..
Bardouni Wadi el 1923 1.1 None ..
Arayech a
Source: Green Line Association 10
Note: a. Power plants are either partially or fully out of service.
Table 2
Planned small hydropower plants up to 10 MW in
Lebanon
River SHP Plant Capacity
(MW)
Litani Bisri 6.0
Safa Rchmaya 4.5
Assi Yammouneh a 10.0
Bared Ksaim 5.0
Abou Ali Bchenine 4.0
Total 29.5
Source: Green Line Association 10
Note: a. Construction about to start
Renewable energy policy
Currently, only hydropower is being used to produce
clean energy in Lebanon. From 2010, a policy paper
contains plans to introduce wind power through the
private sector. The estimated production within three
years is 60 MW to 100 MW with an estimated cost of
US$115-US$195 million. The goal of the Ministry of
Energy and Water (MEW) has set a target to achieve a
12-per cent production of renewable energy by 2020. 9
11 12
Barriers
The policy paper recommends the start of a prefeasibility
study on photovoltaic farms in Lebanon,
which is now underway. These studies helped the
MEW to launch a tender for building photovoltaic
farms in Lebanon by February 2013. The MEW plans
to advocate the use of solar water heaters by
establishing an innovative financing scheme in
collaboration with the banking sector. The policy
paper encourages both the public and the private
sectors to adopt incineration technologies to produce
electricity from waste. This sector requires three to
four years to be implemented and would produce 15
MW to 20 MW with an estimated budget of US$30-
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US$50 million.
to small hydropower development
With regard to uses of the water resource, there is a
need to evaluate several factors including energy
needs, irrigation and domestic water demand. The
average rainfall in the 1996‐2000 period is between 9
per cent and 14 per cent lower than the average.
More water is diverted for irrigation purposes and
therefore not available for other uses. This has
resulted in a significant decrease in hydropower
generation. 10
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