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EDL unions reject attempts to privatize electricity sector
09 June 2010
BEIRUT:
Electricite du Liban (EDL)
unions on Tuesday voiced their rejection of any attempt to privatize the electricity sector or even consider any form of partnership with the private sector.
The unions made the statement following a meeting with heads of departments at EDL who also expressed similar views.
“Just as we rejected privatization of electricity in the past we also reject any partnership with the private sector. Contrary to what some people think, the privatization or a partnership will be an additional burden on EDL and its employees,” the statement said.
It added that the entire EDL staff, estimated at 2,000 full time employees, cost $40 million a year.
EDL has become a real burden to all successive governments which allocated nearly $1.4 billion each year to cover the losses of the company. – The Daily Star
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