[2] The energy market in Lebanon is characterized by sharply rising consumption, and frequent shortages due to dilapidated infrastructure partly destroyed by the civil war that ravaged the country between 1975 and 1990.
[6] Due to the Lebanese government's inability to procure enough money to pay for foreign fuel imports from states such as Iraq, the amount of electricity produced for the nation has significantly decreased, causing the frequency of power outages across Lebanon to increase.
[7] The economic crisis came in conjunction with increasing military activity between Israel and Hezbollah, with an Israeli strike on 17 August killing ten Syrian nationals just before the beginning of the blackout.
[1] Energy Minister Walid Fayyad assigned EDL together with the Litani River Authority toward allocating all remaining resources and services towards providing as much water supply as possible.
[12] Writers from Crisis24 stated that the blackouts potentially resulted in widespread disruptions in traffic and automotive transport due to non-functional traffic lights, shutdowns of filling stations and ATMs nationwide, disruptions in Lebanese business practices, and shutdowns in security measures such as electric fences and alarm networks that could significantly increase the prevalence of opportunistic looting, vandalism, trespassing, and other forms of criminal activity.
[12] Algeria: Algerian Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui told Najib Mikati during a phone call that Lebanon will be immediately supplied with quantities of fuel to help overcome the crisis.