The document discusses hydro development possibilities in Lebanon. It reviews the country's current hydro fleet of 282 MW across 5 river systems. Rehabilitating old plants could increase capacity by 92 MW. A master plan identified 32 potential new sites totaling 263-368 MW. 25 of these sites with a minimum selling tariff of under 12 $c/kWh could provide an additional 233-315 MW. 13 potential micro-hydro pilot sites were also identified on existing infrastructure with around 5 MW total capacity.

2. Table
of
contents
1. Review
of
current
fleet
2. Hydro
development
possibili:es
a. Rehabilita:on
of
old
Plants
b. New
Hydro
Plants
c. Micro-­‐Hydro
on
non-­‐river
streams
3. Conclusion

3. 1. Current
Installed
Capacity
RIVER
STREAM
ESTABLISHMENT
PLANT
NAME
YEAR
INSTALLED
CAPACITY
MW
REMARKS
LITANI
AWALI
RIVERS
LITANI
WATER
AUTHORITY
MARKABI
1961
1
x
17.9
MW
+
1
x
19
MW
199
In
Service
-­‐
Will
be
affected
by
Conveyor
800
Project
AWALI
1964
3
x
37.76
MW
JOUN
1967
2
x
24.65
MW
NAHR
IBRAHIM
RIVER
SOCIETE
PHOENICIENE
DES
FORCES
DE
NAHR
IBRAHIM
DES
EAUX
ET
ELECTRECITE
CHOUANE
1961
2
x
7.5
MW
32
In
Service
-­‐
Needs
Rehabilita:on
/
Upgrade
YAHCHOUCH
1955
2
x
4.984
MW
+
1
x
2.464
MW
FITRI
1951
3
x
1.664
MW
WADI
KADISHA
LA
KADISHA
-­‐
SOCIETE
ANONYME
D'ELECTRECITE
DU
LIBAN
NORD
S.A.L.
(EDL
OWNED)
BECHARE
1924
2
x
0.82
MW
21
In
Service
-­‐
Needs
Rehabilita:on
/
Upgrade
MAR
LICHA
1957
3
x
1.04
MW
BLAOUZA
II
1961
3
x
2.8
MW
ABU-­‐ALI
1932
2
x
2.72
MW
+
1
x
2.04
MW
NAHR
AL
BARED
AL
BARED
CONCESSION
AL
BARED
1
1936
3
x
4.5
MW
17
In
Service
-­‐
Needs
Rehabilita:on
/
Upgrade
AL
BARED
2
1936
1
x
1.2
MW
+
1
x
2.5
MW
SAFA
SPRING
ELECTRECITE
DU
LIBAN
RICHMAYA
-­‐
SAFA
1931
2
x
3.1
MW
+
1
x
6.8
MW
13
In
Service
-­‐
Needs
Rehabilita:on
/
Upgrade
TOTAL
INSTALLED
CAPACITY
282
MW

4. Plant
Net
Installed
Capacity
MW
Current
Yearly
ProducNon
GWh
Rehabilitated
Plant
Yearly
ProducNon
GWh
Zouk
607
1,897
3,164
Jieh
327
1,218
1,704
Deir
Ammar
450
2,977
3,275
Zahrani
450
2,984
3,283
Baalbek
64
166
186
Tyr
72
187
209
Hrayche
70
200
364
Total
Thermal
2,040
9,629
12,185
Kadisha
Hydro
21
72
82
Litani
199
680
775
Nahr
Ibrahim
32
92
105
Bared
17
54
62
Richmaya
13
20
23
Total
Hydro
282
918
1,047
Total
Thermal
&
Hydro
2,322
10,547
13,232
%
of
Hydro
Energy
8.70%
7.91%
1. Current
Share
of
Hydro
Energy

5. 1-­‐
RehabilitaNon
&
Upgrade
of
ExisNng
Hydro
Plants
:
Will
increase
the
available
Hydro
genera:on
capacity
at
least
from
190
to
282
MW
(+
92
MW)
2-­‐
InstallaNon
of
New
Hydro
Plants
–
Master
Plan:
32
new
sites
were
iden:fied
as
follows:
-­‐
Around
263
MW
(1,271
GWh/y)
with
a
cost
of
667
M.$
in
Run
of
River
scheme
-­‐
Around
368
MW
(1,363
GWh/y)
with
a
cost
of
772
M.$
in
Peak
scheme
25
of
these
are
economically
viable
with
Minimum
Selling
Tariff
less
than
12
$c/kWh:
-­‐
Around
233
MW
(1,126
GWh/y)
with
a
cost
of
560
M.$
in
Run
of
River
scheme
-­‐
Around
315
MW
(1,217
GWh/y)
with
a
cost
of
665
M.$
in
Peak
scheme
3-­‐
Micro-­‐Hydro
on
Non-­‐River
Streams
–
Pilot
Study:
13
pilot
sites
iden:fied
on
exis:ng
power
plants
&
water
infrastructure
installa:ons
with
Produc:on
capacity
around
5
MW
2.
Hydro
Development
PossibiliNes

6. Yammouneh
Qaa el Rim
Jezzine
Chabrouh
Micro-Hydro
Dams
Hydro Plants
Existing Hydro Plants
Hydro Plant
Protected Area
River
Stream
New
Sites
List
Nahr
Abou
Moussa
Mechmech,
Qarn,
El
Mara
Nahr
Sukkar
Sir
Nahr
Sir
Qamne,
El
Oua:e
Nahr
Abou
Ali
Kannoubin,
Bchanin
Nahr
El
Jouz
Beit
Chlala,
Bustan,
Mseilha
Nahr
Ibrahim
Hdaine,
Ibrahim
4,
Janne
Nahr
El
Kelb
Mayrouba,
Daraya,
Chamra,
Boqaata
Nahr
Beirut
Baabdat,
Dachouniye
Nahr
Al
Damour
Rechmaya,
Mtaile,
El
Boum,
Damour
Nahr
El
Awali
Bisri,
Aval
Joun
Nahr
El
Litani
Blat,
Khardale,
Kfarsir
2.
New
Hydro
&
Micro-­‐Hydro
Sites
Map

7.
*
Chart
from
Sogreah
Study
2.2
New
Hydro
368
MW
Capacity
DistribuNon

8.
Mechmech
Qarn
El
Mara
Sir
(Sukkar)
Sir
(Bared
sup)
Qattine
El
Ouatié
Bared
Kannoubin
Bchanine
Beit
Chlala)
Boustane
Mseilha
Hdaine
Janneh*
Ibrahim
4
Chabrouh
Mayrouba
Boqaata*
Blat
Daraya*
Dachouniyé
Rechmaya
Mtaile
El
Boum
Jezzine
Aval
Joun
Chamra*
Yammouneh
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
6,0
7,0
8,0
9,0
10,0
11,0
12,0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Impact
environnemental
Tarif
de
vente
minimum
du
kWh
[$cts]
résultats
de
l'analyse
multicritères
Impact
environnemental
croissant
Niveau 1
Niveau 2
Niveau 3
Thermique
au
gaz
Thermique
HFO
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Results
of
Multi-­‐criteria
Analysis
Minimum
kWh
Selling
Tariff
[$cts]
Environmental
Impact
*
Chart
from
Sogreah
Study
2.2
New
Sites
Feasibility
MulN-­‐Criteria
Chart

9. Level-­‐1
Minimum
Selling
Tariff
<
8.1
c$
Level-­‐2
Minimum
Selling
Tariff
>8.1
c$
&
<12c$
Level-­‐3
Minimum
Selling
Tariff
>12
c$
Total
Number
of
Sites
13
12
4
29
Power
(MW)
139
94
17
250
CAPEX
(M$)
273
287
78
638
Produc:on
(GWh)
713
413
68
1,194
Average
cost
of
installed
Kw
$/Kw
2,070
3,220
4,310
*
Chart
from
Sogreah
Study
2.2
New
Hydro
Sites
Tariff
&
Feasibility

10. • Dam
Storage
Capacity
37
Mm3
• Water
Height
350
to
429
m
depending
on
the
water
level
in
the
dam.
• 3
Pelton
Mul:jets
Turbines
to
adapt
easily
to
varia:ons
in
water
flow
• Base
Power
32
MW
/
Peak
Power
96
MW
• ROR
Capex
47.8
M.$
/
Peak
Capex
111.5
M.$
• ROR
162
Gwh/year
/
Peak
207
Gwh/year
• Minimum
selling
Tariff
12%
IRR:
Base
Tariff
3.4
c/kwh
/
Peak
Tariff
11.22
c/kWh
EDL
selling
Tariff
9.58
c/kWh
EDL
Thermal
Plants
lowest
produc:on
cost
20
c/kWh
2.2
Janneh
Hydro
Plant
–
Case
Study

11. Micro
Hydro
Stream
Public
InsNtuNon
Irriga:on
Channels
&
Conveyors
All
Water
Establishments,
Ministry
of
Agriculture
Waste
Water
Treatment
Plants
Intakes
&
Ouralls
All
Water
Establishments,
CDR
Electric
Power
Plants
Ourall
Channels
EDL
Electric
Power
Plants
Municipal
Water
Distribu:on
Networks
All
Water
Establishments,
Municipali:es
No.
of
Studied
Sites
todate
MW
4
1.270
1
0.123
5
3.421
4
0.144
*
Data
from
UNDP-­‐CEDRO
Study
2.3
Non
River
Streams
Micro
Hydro
Assessment

12. • There
is
a
poten:al
to
increase
significantly
the
contribu:on
of
the
Hydro
&
Micro-­‐
Hydro
energy
in
the
Lebanese
energy
mix
• There
is
an
imminent
need
to
clear
up
the
Legal
Framework
for
the
Hydro
Energy
produc:on
to
allow
for
the
development
to
take
place
:
– The
Water
Code
that
is
currently
under
finaliza:on
does
not
address
this
issue
– The
DGRHE
has
the
exclusive
rights
on
the
exploita:on
of
the
Hydraulic
resources
– With
the
excep:on
of
the
Bared,
Kadisha,
Nahr-­‐Ibrahim
&
Litani
concessions,
EDL
has
the
exclusive
rights
on
the
produc:on
&
distribu:on
of
the
Electrical
Energy
– A
legal
framework
must
be
elaborated
for
either
allowing
the
DGRHE
&
EDL
to
team
up
for
developing
the
Hydro
poten:al
in
Lebanon
or
lemng
the
private
sector
ini:ate
the
same
• Hydro
development
requires
the
Feed-­‐In
Tariff
structure
of
the
Electrical
energy
to
be
op:mized
Conclusion