Caretaker Minister of Energy Walid Fayad, pointed out that Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati's rejection of the fuel ship constitutes a setback in the implementation of the emergency electricity plan, saying that the cost of private generators is higher.

"The tender for the anchored ship at sea was conducted with the approval of the General Procurement Authority," Fayad stated in a press conference.

"We considered silence as a sign of approval, and that's why we signed the contract regarding the anchored fuel ship with the company. The ship arrived after a delay of one and a half months in opening the letter of credit," he added.

"We communicated with the company Coral Energy DMCC owned by Azerbaijanis to cancel the contract or the shipment. After negotiations, we managed to cancel it without incurring any costs," he concluded.