Lebanon’s state electricity provider has begun assessing extensive damage to the country’s power grid following the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, with preliminary estimates already pointing to tens of millions of dollars in losses.

Technical and engineering teams from Electricité du Liban were deployed immediately after the truce took effect to survey affected areas across southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, Beirut’s southern suburbs and the capital.

Sources within the company told Al-Markazia that an initial assessment of damage to the electricity network in the south and the Nabatiyeh region alone has reached $67.5 million.

However, officials cautioned that the figure remains preliminary and subject to revision, as ongoing security violations continue to restrict access to several high-risk areas, complicating efforts to conduct comprehensive field surveys. The estimate also does not yet account for damage to the transmission sector, including major substations, power lines and related infrastructure.

“The scale of the damage is extremely large,” the sources said, warning that securing the necessary materials and equipment within the required timeframe could prove difficult.

They added that reconstruction cannot begin immediately, as several preparatory steps must first be completed. These include clearing debris, reopening roads, finalizing technical surveys and producing accurate mapping of the affected network. The process must also align with broader urban planning and reconstruction efforts, while requiring approvals from the Lebanese army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, both of which maintain a presence in the affected southern areas.

Further damage has also been recorded to the electricity distribution network since the outbreak of the latest conflict, particularly in the areas of Nabatieh, Jouaiya, Tyre, Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil. But officials said the cost of those repairs has yet to be determined due to the inability to complete on-site assessments.

Those additional costs are expected to be incorporated into projected expenditures for 2026 once more accurate evaluations are completed, the sources said.