Lebanese resort to solar energy amid absence of state's electricity service

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Lebanese resort to solar energy amid absence of state's electricity service

STORY: Lebanese resort to solar energy amid absence of state's electricity service DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:06:08 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of houses using solar panels in Chouf 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAKRAM BOU IMAD, Owner of a cellphone store 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAKRAM BOU IMAD, Owner of a cellphone store 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SAMER AL-ARAWY, Citizen in Chouf 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SAMER AL-ARAWY, Citizen in Chouf STORYLINE: Lebanon has been suffering from lack of electricity with Lebanese households bearing daily intermittent power cuts that last for around 20 hours a day. Luckily, the Lebanese found a refuge in solar energy with most households making their calculations to see if they can afford the installation of inverters and solar panels which can cost around 5,000 U.S. dollars for each house depending on the needed electricity supply. Makram Bou Imad, owner of a cellphone store in Chouf, Mount Lebanon, told Xinhua he had to use solar panels to ke

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