Sustainable rebuilding of Lebanon urged, new initiative planned

Eng. Yahya Lootah, Vice Chairman, S.S. Lootah Group, President and CEO of IEG, urged to look deeply into the regions true challenges and opportunities refereeing to Lebanon as an example of a modern Arab country that would embrace what sustainable development principles would bring to its economic, social, and cultural fabric.

Lebanon imports around 97% of its energy needs, which has adverse economic and environmental effects. The predisposed view in the heads of the energy sector decision makers is that the change to the use of renewable energy may pose an economic burden which cannot be carried. "Lebanon's reconstruction drive offers a great opportunity to solve its chronic utility infrastructure problem" said Lootah. "We urge the Lebanese decision makers from both government and private sectors to use a sustainable model in all the rebuilding efforts especially for the energy infrastructure" he added.

IEG's international alliance has a wealth of sustainable infrastructure design experience that offers an integrated project development service incorporating the latest in sustainable infrastructure design. IEG experts believe that integration of advanced technologies to reduce peak energy demand or allow a building to become a net exporter of energy to the power grid is feasible in Lebanon.

A team of IEG experts and consultants will visit Lebanon soon to present a view of a sustainable Lebanon to that would help decision and policy makers to benefit from Lebanon's natural wealth and resources to build a sustainable infrastructure. IEG initiative helps create access to know-how, world class expertise and project development in utilizing advanced energy technologies and sustainable design principles that has proved to be a success in providing credible economic, social and environmental benefits.