Energy in Lebanon
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World energy resources and consumption
]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...
and electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
production, consumption and import in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. Energy policy of Lebanon will describe the energy policy
Energy policy
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption...
in the politics of Lebanon
Politics of Lebanon
Lebanon is a parliamentary republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The constitution grants the people the right to change their government...
more in detail. Lebanon imports most of its energy.
Primary energy use in Lebanon was 61 TWh and 15 TWh/million persons in 2008.
Overview
| Energy in Lebanon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Import | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
| Million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
| 2004 | 3.54 | 63 | 3 | 60 | 8.85 | 15.29 |
| 2007 | 4.10 | 46 | 2 | 46 | 8.97 | 11.35 |
| 2008 | 4.14 | 61 | 2 | 61 | 9.51 | 15.23 |
| 2009 | 4.22 | 77 | 2 | 78 | 13.14 | 19.33 |
| Change 2004-2009 | 19 % | 23 % | -26 % | 29 % | 48 % | 26 % |
| Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses. | ||||||