Minister of Energy Walid Fayyad said, “The Americans gave the green light to the electricity transmission project, and the World Bank attended the meeting and will finance the agreement
He added, “The discussions enabled us to reach useful figures for the Lebanese side without harming the Jordanian and Syrian sides.”
For his part, the Syrian Minister of Energy stated, during a joint press conference with his Lebanese and Jordanian counterparts, that “at the end of this year, the electrical network will be ready for investment.”