Law Organising the Electricity Sector

Type

Law

Number

462

Date of the text

02/09/2002

Official Gazette

published in 2002

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

49

What it provides

This law regulates Lebanon's electricity sector, defining generation, transmission and distribution, and setting the conditions under which companies may obtain licences or permits for generation, transmission and distribution, along with the roles of the electricity regulatory authority and Électricité du Liban.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 775/2006 of 11/11/2006, articles 7
• Extended by Law No. 54/2015 of 24/11/2015, articles 7
• Amended by Law No. 288/2014 of 30/04/2014, articles 7
• Amended by Law No. 129/2019 of 30/04/2019, articles 7

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2002. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.