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Work out what your private generator bill should be at this month's official maximum tariff, and check whether your operator is charging more.
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Like the rest of Lebanon, buildings in Khiam buy electricity from a private diesel generator subscription (ishtirak), priced by amperage — the state grid barely runs. The Ministry of Energy and Water sets a maximum price each month, tied to the price of diesel. Put in what you used and see what the bill should be — and check whether your operator is charging over the official ceiling.
Read it off your generator meter, or from the kWh figure on last month's bill. A small flat with a fridge, lights and fans uses far less than one running air-conditioning day and night.
Official maximum for May 2026
LBP 9,642,800
$107.50 at the official rate
a month
In fresh dollars, at the official exchange rate.
This is the legal maximum the Ministry of Energy and Water set for May 2026. The tariff changes every month with diesel prices — check the latest below.
The ministry’s table could not be read just now, so this is the last figure we checked by hand — the tariff for May 2026. The links below have the current one.
Enter what your operator actually charges to compare it with the official maximum.
Leave blank if your operator charges no fixed fee.
Enter your operator’s per-kWh rate above to compare.
A calculator, not advice
Each month the Ministry of Energy and Water publishes a maximum the generator can charge per kilowatt-hour, plus the fixed monthly fee for your amperage. An operator may charge less than the ceiling, but charging more is against the rules. Generators above 700 metres or in rural mountain areas are allowed to add 10%; Khiam sits at roughly 700–800 metres on the edge of the Marjeyoun plain, so it is right on that line — see the toggle below.
Source: Ministry of Energy and Water monthly tariff (May 2026), checked 18 June 2026 (2 months ago).
After thousands of complaints, the government's 2025 crackdown on generator overcharging requires operators to install a meter for each subscriber and bill by the kilowatt-hour, not a flat guess. If your operator has not installed a meter, that is part of what the rules were meant to fix.
Source: The National — Lebanon cracks down on generator overcharging, checked 18 June 2026 (2 months ago).
LBP 46,289 per kWh
Official maximum for May 2026
$0.52 per kWh in fresh dollars