Folks who know me know that I am half Lebanese. Amidst the economic crisis in #Lebanon, my dad has been experiencing a fast forward, micro version of the energy transition and associated utility policy issues that I think #energytwitter would find interesting, so here's a thread! First let's set the scene. Even before the current economic crisis, Lebanon had a shaky grid with insufficient capacity to meet demand and near-daily power outages. Lebanon relies on imported fuel for power generation and hydro plants like this one in my father's village, Kaftoun