{"id":64117,"date":"2022-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64117\/explained-footage-of-thick-smog-rising-from-zouk-electric-factory"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:25:42","slug":"explained-footage-of-thick-smog-rising-from-zouk-electric-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64117\/explained-footage-of-thick-smog-rising-from-zouk-electric-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: Footage Of Thick Smog Rising From Zouk Electric Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"Videos of thick black smog coming out of the Zouk Power Plant circulated on social media yesterday, with the &#8220;worse than usual&#8221; sight prompting fearful and angry reactions from residents. This comes at a time where most of Lebanon\u2019s regions only receive 1 to 2 hours of state electricity per day.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IcjTaSOePi\">https:\/\/t.co\/IcjTaSOePi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hRrHQBcI2q\">pic.twitter.com\/hRrHQBcI2q<\/a><\/p>\u2014 LebanonFiles (@lebanonfile) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lebanonfile\/status\/1567190587106885632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  According to a Twitter thread shared by energy strategist Dr. Charbel Moussa, the thick smog is a result of Lebanon\u2019s transition to using Grade B fuel oil. Facing an almost complete blackout, the Minister of Energy, Walid Fayad chose to utilize the 40,000 tonnes of this type of fuel oil that was stored at the Jiyeh and Zouk power plants.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many posted today photos of thick black smoke coming out of Zouk power plant. <br><br>What happened to cause this?<br><br>A thread  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4jQ9lPazGt\">pic.twitter.com\/4jQ9lPazGt<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Charbel Moussa (@cmoussa81) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmoussa81\/status\/1567266361444900864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  This Grade B fuel oil is of much lower quality than what is usually used and requires a whole process of preheating that was probably not implemented by the power plants. According to Moussa, this meant that the combustion process did not go properly, causing unburnt fuel to exit out through the power plant\u2019s chimneys. <br \/>  <br \/>  Some believed this incident was a metaphor for the failures of Lebanon\u2019s electricity sector, with billions in debt accumulated yet barely any electricity attained, and instead  potentially harmful substances unleashed on the population.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6JvUUchVgq\">pic.twitter.com\/6JvUUchVgq<\/a><\/p>\u2014  (@Doumit_Azzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doumit_Azzi\/status\/1567190774986440705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  The power plant lies in close proximity to dense residential areas in Zouk, this incident reflected <a href=\"https:\/\/english.sawtbeirut.com\/lebanon\/there-are-dangerous-materials-inside-zouk-factory-interior-minister-warns\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">fears<\/a> about the plant transmitting diseases or harboring explosive potential in such a densely packed area. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8YPqtirMbI\">pic.twitter.com\/8YPqtirMbI<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Bassam Abou Zeid (@BassamAbouZeid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BassamAbouZeid\/status\/1567191392778162176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  The plant has previously gone through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/61850\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">momentary shut downs<\/a> due to the lack of fuel but some figures are calling for its operations to come to a complete stop. <br \/>  <br \/>  This could potentially be very dangerous and have serious consequences on public health. We hope a solution is quickly found and people\u2019s health and safety is secured.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videos of thick black smog coming out of the Zouk Power Plant circulated on social media yesterday, with the &#8220;worse than usual&#8221; sight prompting fearful and angry reactions from residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":426429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","_preview_accessed":0,"_lftp_listicle_injection":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-64117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wtf"],"authorship":[17],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.6 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Explained: Footage Of Thick Smog Rising From Zouk 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