Official recordLaw No. 181/2011 - Accelerated Electricity Works Programme
Legal characterTime-bound public investment and reform programme
Current readingHistoric law
Historic accelerated generation and network investment programme.
Why it matters
It allocated up to USD 1.2 billion and required action on EDL governance, review of Law 462 and appointment of the ERA, making it a central record of the earlier reform programme.
Core provisions
The operative ideas to understand before reading the full text.
- 01
Authorised an accelerated programme for 700 MW of generation and associated network works.
- 02
Allocated financing of up to USD 1.2 billion for the programme.
- 03
Linked investment to institutional milestones concerning EDL, Law 462 and the regulator.
Engineering lens
- Combined 700 MW generation with transmission and distribution works.
- Linked capacity additions to institutional and network readiness.
Economic and investment lens
- Authorised up to USD 1.2 billion and created a programme expenditure ceiling.
- Historic implementation performance informs current public-project risk.
From text to operation
Implementation gates
These conditions must be evidenced before treating the instrument as operational for a project, tariff or market transaction.
- 1Time-bound appropriations and procurement
- 2Network and generation delivery
- 3Governance milestones
Documented relationships
No relationship is currently documented in the ledger.
Primary sources
- Laws without completed implementing decrees - Law 181/2011 entry Lebanese Parliament · Published · Arabic · Accessed 16 August 2026
- Cabinet appoints the Electricity Regulatory Authority Presidency of the Council of Ministers · Published · Arabic · Accessed 16 August 2026