Energy in Lebanon
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Energy in Lebanon describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Lebanon. Energy policy of Lebanon will describe the energy policy in the politics of Lebanon more in detail. Lebanon imports most of its energy.
Primary energy use in 2009 in Lebanon was 77 TWh and 18 TWh per million persons.[1] Primary energy use in Lebanon was 61 TWh and 15 TWh/million persons in 2008.[1]
Overview
| Energy in Lebanon[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||
Gas
The Arab Gas Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline exporting Egyptian natural gas to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, with a separate line to Israel.
Renewable energy
Lebanese government intend to meet 12 percent of its total energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2020.[3] <templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lebanon. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IEA Key energy statistics 2011 Page: Country specific indicator numbers from page 48 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "IEA2010" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006 IEA October, crude oil p.11, coal p. 13 gas p. 15
- ↑ Daily Star artile on geothermal energy in Lebanon
