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📰 3 sources 4 articles · 28 Oct 2026, 18:37 → 4 hours ago

Beirut Airport Cut Off From Public Power Grid, Relies on Backup Generators

The presidency of Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut announced that the airport had been without electricity from the public grid since the morning of Wednesday, October 28, and relied on backup generators to maintain operations. It said its repeated contacts with Electricité du Liban produced only unfulfilled promises, and it appealed to the utility and the relevant authorities to address the situation.

📍 Where things stand: The airport remains dependent on backup generators, with no official clarification from Electricité du Liban on the cause of the outage or when supply will be restored.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2026, 18:37 The presidency of Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut announced that the airport had remained without electricity from the public grid since Wednesday morning, forcing it to rely on backup generators to maintain operations.
  2. 28 Oct 2026, 18:37 The airport presidency said its repeated contacts with Electricité du Liban received only unfulfilled promises, with no official answer or clarification on the reasons for the outage or the date of restoring supply.
  3. 28 Oct 2026, 18:37 The Beirut airport presidency appealed to Electricité du Liban and the relevant authorities to address the situation, as media reports reiterated that the airport remained without power and highlighted the urgent call to the utility.
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