Generator Bill Checker
See what your generator (ishtirak) bill should be at this month's official tariff — and check whether your operator is overcharging.
Like the rest of Lebanon, households in Zawtar that have power at all rely on a private diesel-generator subscription — the ishtirak — priced by amperage, because state electricity from Électricité du Liban runs only a few hours a day. The Ministry of Energy and Water sets a maximum price for that subscription 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 home with a fridge, lights and fans uses far less than one running air-conditioning day and night.
What your bill should be
Official maximum for May 2026
LBP 9,642,800
US$107.50 at the official rate
a month
- Subscription
- LBP 385,000
- Usage (200 kWh)
- LBP 9,257,800
- Total
- LBP 9,642,800
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.
Is your operator overcharging?
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
Worth knowing
The official tariff is a ceiling, not a fixed price
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. Zawtar sits on the hills above the Litani at roughly 470 metres, below the 700-metre line, so the standard rate applies — generators above 700 metres or in rural mountain areas are allowed to add 10%.
Source: Ministry of Energy and Water monthly tariff (May 2026), checked 18 June 2026 (3 weeks ago).
Operators are now meant to bill by the meter
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 (3 weeks ago).
Check this month’s tariff
- Publishes each month's official price when the ministry sets it
- 961Today — monthly generator tariff
- Reports the monthly tariff and what is behind the changes
- L'Orient Today — generator coverage