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

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.