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Exploring Renewable Energy Policy in Lebanon: Feed-In Tariff As A Policy Tool In The Electricity Sector

Abstract: 
This thesis presents the mechanism of “Feed-in Tariff” for electricity generation from renewable energy sources and applies it to the electricity sector in Lebanon. It attempts to determine whether a feed-in tariff is a proper policy to accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources in Lebanon, including specific research techniques regarding analysis of original documents received from different electricity stakeholders in the country and a wide range of interviews with members of parliaments, mayors, industry owners, distribution companies and scholars who are, or have been, actively involved with the issue. A critique of the legislative capacity and non-implemented energy law in the country is also discussed. It concludes that due to several social, economic and political reasons, among them the finance capacity and the low social costs, a feed-in tariff is the most appropriate mechanism to accelerate the implementation of renewable energy sources in Lebanon.
Author: 
Hamed Beheshti
Institution: 
American University of Beirut
Year: 
2010
Region(s): 
Industry Focus: 
Energy
Country: 
Lebanon
Datatype(s): 
Bibliographies & Reports
Indicators
Models
Policies