Updated monthly · Official ministry figures
The official private generator (moteur) price per kilowatt hour, as issued by the Ministry of Energy and Water at the end of every month. We track it here with the full history, the diesel price behind it, and a calculator to estimate your bill.
June 2026 · below 700 m
41,973 LBP/kWh
≈ $0.47 per kWh · -9.3% vs May
June 2026 · above 700 m
46,170 LBP/kWh
≈ $0.52 per kWh
Fixed monthly fee
385,000 LBP / 5A
685,000 LBP for 10A · +300,000 per extra 5A
Tariff for metered subscriptions in cities and areas below 700 m altitude, in Lebanese pounds per kilowatt hour.
Each month’s tariff is issued at the end of that month, based on its average diesel price. Chart and data: Smartio Lebanon, from Ministry of Energy and Water announcements.
Every figure links to the announcement it was taken from. A dash means the report for that month did not state the value.
| Month | Below 700 m LBP/kWh |
Above 700 m LBP/kWh |
≈ USD/kWh | Diesel basis LBP / 20 L |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 41,973 | 46,170 | $0.47 | 2,061,450 | Elnashra ↗ |
| May 2026 | 46,289 | — | $0.52 | 2,305,205 | Saida Online ↗ |
| April 2026 | 49,395 | 54,335 | $0.55 | 2,480,683 | Saida Online ↗ |
| March 2026 | 40,580 | — | $0.45 | — | Amal Baladi ↗ |
| February 2026 | 30,244 | 33,268 | $0.34 | 1,398,957 | Nidaa Al Watan ↗ |
| January 2026 | 28,355 | — | $0.32 | — | Hona Loubnan ↗ |
| December 2025 | 29,975 | 32,972 | $0.33 | 1,383,753 | Ministry of Information ↗ |
| November 2025 | 31,188 | — | $0.35 | — | Al Manar ↗ |
| October 2025 | 30,053 | 33,058 | $0.34 | 1,388,140 | El Marada ↗ |
| September 2025 | 30,267 | 33,294 | $0.34 | 1,400,283 | Nidaa Al Watan ↗ |
| August 2025 | 30,309 | 33,340 | $0.34 | 1,402,624 | Icon News ↗ |
| July 2025 | 32,790 | — | $0.37 | 1,542,785 | Elnashra ↗ |
USD conversion at the market rate the ministry uses in its own announcements (89,500 LBP). For context: back in July 2022 the tariff was 13,545 LBP per kWh — about $0.46 at that month’s exchange rate of 29,473 LBP.
The Ministry of Energy and Water publishes the tariff at the end of each month, calculated from that month’s average diesel price plus operating costs and a set profit margin.
One price for cities and areas below 700 m, a higher one for villages above 700 m, where generators burn more fuel for the same output.
Billing must be by meter: the fixed fee for your subscription size (5A, 10A, …) plus your consumed kWh at the month’s tariff.
Ministry announcements state operators may not add unregistered VAT, maintenance fees, foreign-currency pricing, or a surcharge for homes with solar panels.
Tick the appliances you run on the generator, adjust watts and hours if you know them, and see the estimated monthly bill at the June 2026 tariff — next to what the same energy costs on EDL.
Estimate only, using typical appliance wattages — check your appliance labels for exact numbers. This is not an official bill.
The fastest way to cut a generator bill is knowing which appliance eats the most. A power monitor shows live and monthly consumption per device or for the whole home.
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The Ministry of Energy and Water issues an official tariff at the end of every month. It is based on the average diesel price of that month, plus operating costs and a profit margin for the generator owner.
The ministry sets one price for cities and areas below 700 meters altitude, and a higher price for villages and areas above 700 meters, because generators there use more fuel.
On top of the per-kWh price, metered subscriptions pay a fixed fee: 385,000 LBP for 5 amperes and 685,000 LBP for 10 amperes, plus 300,000 LBP for each extra 5 amperes.
Per the ministry announcements: no VAT without official registration, no separate maintenance fees, no pricing in foreign currency, and no extra charges for homes that also use solar power.
Data updated 2026-07-26. Spotted an error or have the missing figure for a month? Tell us on WhatsApp — we correct fast. This page is maintained by Smartio Lebanon as a free public reference, alongside the Lebanon Power Planner.
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