Dr. Walid Fayyad, Minister of Energy and Water, stated in a statement, “In response to the press conference that President Elie Ferzli addressed yesterday on the electricity crisis, the discrimination between regions’ feeding electricity is completely false.”

“If President Elie Ferzli wishes to place his trust in him, Minister Fayyad assures that he is within the protection of the law and is ready to appear before the Parliament at any time when the parliament begins to place its trust in him,” he continued. For those who inquire and are interested, the Minister of Energy’s door is open for inspection, and his phone number is likewise available to all Lebanese people.”