Turkish electricity company shuts off power to Lebanon
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Crisis Lebanon has been plagued by electricity supply problems for some time. The picture is from a demonstration outside a Lebanese electricity company's headquarters in Beirut 2019. Picture: Hussein Malla/AP/TT The Turkish energy company Karpowership, which supplies electricity to Lebanon from two ship-borne power plants, announces that it is shutting down power due to late payments and legal The company – which accounts for about a quarter of Lebanon's power supply – warned earlier this week of interrupted deliveries if the dispute is not resolved. Lebanon is in a deep economic crisis. Half of the population is estimated to live in poverty.