Salam meets GCC chief, Jordanian counterpart on Dubai summit sidelines
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Tuesday with Jordan's Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan, on the sidelines of his participation in the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
Hassan proposed an initiative to hold a tripartite Syrian–Lebanese–Jordanian meeting in Amman, to discuss energy and electricity files, Lebanon's National news Agency said.
The meeting will discuss the exportation of electricity and gas from Jordan and Egypt to Lebanon via Syria.
The project to import electricity from Jordan and natural gas from Egypt to fuel Lebanese power plants has long been stalled due to "Caesar Act" sanctions previously imposed on the Syrian regime by the United States.
Following the lifting of sanctions after the regime's fall, the electricity file has returned to the forefront of Lebanon's political and economic scene.
Recent visits to Beirut by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan have revived the option of importing electricity and gas within a regional interconnection framework. The Jordanian proposal is based on supplying Lebanon with 150 to 250 megawatts during peak hours, while Cairo has re-offered to supply Lebanon with natural gas to operate the Deir Amar plant instead of fuel oil via the Arab Gas Pipeline.
Salam also met in Dubai with the Gulf Cooperation Council chief, Jasem al-Budaiwi, and discussed with him preparations for an upcoming Lebanese-Gulf Investment Forum.
Source: Naharnet
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