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Private-Generator Metering and Tariff Decisions

A set of ministerial decisions requires subscriber metering, adherence to the monthly Ministry of Energy and Water tariff and consumer-protection controls for private generators.

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Official recordPrivate-Generator Metering and Tariff Decisions
Legal characterConsumer-protection, metering and administered-tariff decisions
Current readingOperative
Scope and applicability

Retail supply by neighbourhood generators during public-grid shortfalls.

Why it matters

The rules shape the de facto electricity bill paid during EDL outages, determine meter-based revenue and affect the economics of solar, batteries and generator displacement.

Core provisions

The operative ideas to understand before reading the full text.

  1. 01

    Requires electronic meters for generator subscribers.

  2. 02

    Requires billing against the monthly tariff issued by the Ministry of Energy and Water.

  3. 03

    Controls deposits, meter cost allocation and enforcement by the Ministry of Economy and Trade.

Engineering lens

  • Meter accuracy, electrical safety, filters and continuity are operational controls.
  • Rules do not create a formal wholesale or ancillary-services market.

Economic and investment lens

  • Monthly administered tariffs drive household and business backup cost.
  • Metered consumption changes generator revenue and DER payback.

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. 1Electronic meters for all subscribers
  2. 2Current tariff and invoice compliance
  3. 3Consumer and environmental enforcement

Documented relationships

  • This instrument regulates de facto supply outside the public monopoly Decree 4517

Primary sources

  1. Measures to control private-generator tariffs and compulsory metering Ministry of Economy and Trade · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026
  2. National Renewable Energy Action Plan 2025-2030 Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026