In Lebanon, the power supply from the state provider has completely collapsed.
The two largest power plants still running had ceased operations on Friday and Saturday due to a lack of fuel, the state electricity authority EDL announced.
The power grid has collapsed and cannot be restored at the moment.
The failure is expected to last several days, said a government representative of the German press agency.
Even before the collapse, the state provider was supplying very little electricity every day.
Two weeks ago he had already warned of the collapse.
Many Lebanese have to go without electricity for hours every day.
This also acutely endangers the hospitals in the country.
Long queues regularly form in front of petrol stations due to the fuel shortage.
Private households and companies that can afford it now generate their own electricity with the help of generators.
However, their operation is also becoming more and more expensive.
The small country on the Mediterranean Sea has been experiencing the worst economic and financial crisis in its history for almost two years.
Around three quarters of the population now live in poverty.