NNA – Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Wednesday chaired a meeting at the Grand Serail for the ministerial committee in charge of the electricity file, attended by Caretaker Minister of Energy and Water, Dr. Walid Fayyad, Caretaker Minister of Finance, Dr. Youssef Khalil, Caretaker Minister of Industry, George Boujikian, Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamieh, Caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, Caretaker Justice Minister, Judge Henri Khoury, Caretaker Minister of Tourism, Walid Nassar, and the Chairman and Director General of Electricite Du Liban (EDL), Kamal Hayek.
The meeting continued discussions over the electricity dossier, especially with regard to the improvement in the process of collecting bills, as well as the required procedures against public departments that are not committed to the payment process, and ways to secure the funds necessary in this regard.
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