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With army backing, Electricité du Liban moves a spare transformer to the Pauls Arqash station to restore supply to Jezzine and Iqlim al-Kharroub

A 20 MVA power transformer at the Pauls Arqash station, affiliated with the Litani authority, broke down on 29 September 2026, causing an acute shortage of electricity supply in Jezzine, Iqlim al-Kharroub and neighbouring areas. After the utility's teams were obstructed and forcibly prevented by some residents and local figures while trying to move a spare transformer from the Jib Janine station, Electricité du Liban announced on 6 November 2026 that the transfer had been completed with the backing of the Lebanese Army, ahead of its installation.

📍 Where things stand: The spare transformer has been moved to the Pauls Arqash station with army backing, and work is heading toward its installation and the restoration of supply to the affected areas.

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7 Nov 2026, 10:52 Electricité du Liban announced that a 20 MVA power transformer at the Pauls Arqash station, affiliated with the Litani authority, broke down on 29 September 2026, causing an acute shortage of electricity supply in Jezzine, Iqlim al-Kharroub and the surrounding areas.
7 Nov 2026, 10:52 The utility said its teams were obstructed and forcibly prevented by some residents and local figures while trying to move a spare transformer from the Jib Janine station, before it was able on 6 November 2026 to complete the transfer with the backing of the Lebanese Army, ahead of installing it.
7 Nov 2026, 11:13 A report said the army's intervention settled the electricity issue in a step aimed at restoring power to Jezzine and Iqlim al-Kharroub, as a 20 MVA transformer was moved from the Jib Janine station to the Pauls Arqash station to compensate for the failed transformer, following local objections that had been preventing the operation, in preparation for returning the situation to normal.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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