Lebanon facing hurdles on Egyptian gas

BEIRUT - Lebanon's plan to bring natural gas from Egypt is facing hurdles, the Dubai-based Asharq TV channel reported on Friday, citing Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib.

The plan is aimed at easing Lebanon's severe electricity shortage by supplying a power station in the north of the country with Egyptian gas carried by pipelines through Jordan and Syria.

Last December, Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayad launched two projects in the country's north to facilitate the flow of natural gas from Egypt. The move aims to improve electricity production and expand the country's tanks to increase oil reserves.