Fuel supply helps to solve Lebanon’s economic crisis

According to the report of the International Economy Group of Fars News Agency, “Johnny QurmThe Minister of Communications of Lebanon said that the lack of energy and strikes in Lebanon threaten the telecommunications and Internet sector in this country.

In early September, due to a staff strike Ojiro (Ogero), which manages Lebanon’s telecommunications and internet services, cut off telephone and internet lines in different areas of the country for several days.

Number of Employees “OjiroIt reaches about 2,500 people. This organization is affiliated to the Ministry of Communications of Lebanon, but has administrative independence and forms the basic infrastructure of all communication networks, including mobile phone and internet services in Lebanon.

Civil servants in Lebanon are demanding better salaries, which have fallen in value over the past three years following the devaluation of the Lebanese pound against the dollar. However, the main problem related to power outages is still the most important problem affecting telecommunication and internet services across the country.

Qurm By stating that the strike of the employees Ujir It has paralyzed communications in Lebanon and stopped providing services to citizens, he said: the continuation of the strike in the long term can lead to the complete closure of this sector.

Staff union Ujir After 10 days of their strike, it announced late last week that it will suspend its strike for a few days after negotiations with the Lebanese Ministry of Communications, during which it reached an agreement to improve the salaries of its employees.

While complaining about the non-approval of the 2022 budget by the parliament and its consequences on the proper functioning of public services, the Lebanese minister stated that the budget allocated to the telecommunications sector is insufficient.

According to the budget of the Lebanese government, 48 billion liras (about 1.4 million dollars) to the administration Ojiro was allocated, an amount that is not even enough to buy diesel for a short period of time to start electricity generators. This Lebanese minister says that this budget does not take into account the economic and financial changes in Lebanon and is outdated.

He continued: Considering the continued power outage crisis in the country, the expected budget should have included additional expenses, which are important.the most He bought special generators for the office.Ojiro” Is.

Regarding the import of the Internet from outside Lebanon, the Minister of Communications of Lebanon emphasized that so far there is no problem or problem in financing it, and this shows that the main problem is related to the difficulty of supplying energy.

In a situation where the country of Lebanon is suffering from a shortage of currency for imports due to the unprecedented reduction of foreign exchange reserves at the Central Bank, the cost of buying internet in this country is about six million dollars a year.

He said: If electricity is provided in Lebanon, more than 50% of its communication problems will be solved.

Qurm He added: The Lebanese Ministry of Communications has 3,000 generators that were supposed to work 2 or 3 hours a day, but due to the almost complete shutdown of the state electricity, generators have become the main source of energy, which has led to an increase in the cost of maintenance and fuel supply for their work. Is.

He emphasized: Relying on private generators is not a permanent solution, but a comprehensive solution is related to the production of electricity from government power plants.

Lebanon’s fuel crisis is expanding while the United States is putting pressure on Beirut to prevent any fuel from being sent to the Lebanese people. However, last year, Tehran sent its fuel shipment to Lebanon regardless of the threats from the United States. The interpretation of Lebanese politicians was a shot at the body of the financial, economic and political blockade imposed against the Lebanese nation.

The Central Bank of Lebanon announced two days ago that it has completely stopped the supply of dollars for the import of gasoline, and it was predicted that this action would lead to an increase in the price and fluctuations of fuel and increase the pressure on the continuous decrease in the value of the national currency of this country.

The Central Bank of Lebanon announced that it has completely stopped providing dollars for gasoline imports. This action will probably lead to an increase in the price and volatility of fuel and increase the pressure on the continuous depreciation of the national currency of this country.

Bank Two Lebanon (The Central Bank of Lebanon) had announced last year that due to the reduction of the country’s foreign exchange reserves, it would stop offering dollars at heavily subsidized rates, but it had continued to do so with lower than market rates in its exchanges.

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