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Litani River Authority Hydropower Mandate

The National Litani River Authority is mandated to develop and operate Litani water resources, hydropower facilities and associated electricity infrastructure.

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Official recordLitani River Authority Hydropower Mandate
Legal characterStatutory multipurpose river and hydropower authority
Current readingOperative
Scope and applicability

Litani basin water management and hydroelectric generation.

Why it matters

Its water-management decisions, three-plant hydro cascade and rehabilitation programme connect hydrology, dam safety, renewable output and grid adequacy.

Core provisions

The operative ideas to understand before reading the full text.

  1. 01

    Develops and operates Litani water-resource and electricity assets.

  2. 02

    Operates the Qaraoun system and a cascade of three hydropower plants.

  3. 03

    Balances electricity generation with irrigation, water supply, dam safety and environmental responsibilities.

Engineering lens

  • Operates Qaraoun Dam and Markabi, Awali and Joun plants.
  • Hydropower output couples plant condition, reservoir and irrigation constraints.

Economic and investment lens

  • Rehabilitation can restore low-fuel-cost renewable production.
  • Benefits depend on water opportunity cost, availability and grid absorption.

From text to operation

Implementation gates

These conditions must be evidenced before treating the instrument as operational for a project, tariff or market transaction.

  1. 1Dam safety and water operations
  2. 2Plant rehabilitation and controls
  3. 3Availability and generation reporting

Documented relationships

  • Linked instrument funds hydropower rehabilitation by LRESRP
  • This instrument provides the hydropower operating base for NREAP 2025-2030

Primary sources

  1. National Litani River Authority - statutory objectives and mandate Litani River Authority · Publication date not stated · English · Accessed 16 August 2026
  2. LRA hydropower rehabilitation under the Renewable Energy and System Reinforcement Project Litani River Authority · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026
  3. Lebanon Renewable Energy and System Reinforcement Project World Bank · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026
  4. National Renewable Energy Action Plan 2025-2030 Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026