A river-spanning solar farm in the heart of Beirut is stoking hopes that renewable energy can play a key role in solving Lebanon’s power problem. Built on time and under budget at just more than $3 million, the Beirut River Solar Snake Project is claimed by its creators to be the only one of its kind.
Beirut Solar Project Aims to Slow Power Cuts
![Beirut suffers from daily power cuts, but the situation is often worse away from Lebanon's cities. (VOA / J. Owens)](https://gdb.voanews.com/657652F1-6F9F-4136-AC68-907BD3AC0F79_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Beirut suffers from daily power cuts, but the situation is often worse away from Lebanon's cities. (VOA / J. Owens)
![Parts of Lebanon can receive as little as three or four hours of grid electricity a day. (VOA / J. Owens)](https://gdb.voanews.com/12C9C10C-FD2A-4454-8702-3BF0EE6CDBA4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Parts of Lebanon can receive as little as three or four hours of grid electricity a day. (VOA / J. Owens)
![The Beirut River Solar Snake Project spans a river in the Burj Hammoud neighborhood - its makers claim it is the only one of its kind in the world. (VOA / J. Owens)](https://gdb.voanews.com/A3588873-A033-4463-9456-74ADE08AF4A0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Beirut River Solar Snake Project spans a river in the Burj Hammoud neighborhood - its makers claim it is the only one of its kind in the world. (VOA / J. Owens)
![Bourj Hammoud, which is set to benefit from the Solar Snake. (VOA /J. Owens)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6017AEC5-AF6F-459B-9E6B-A1AD55ADEEB6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bourj Hammoud, which is set to benefit from the Solar Snake. (VOA /J. Owens)