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Beirut, May 17 The Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad has said that Iraq agreed to increase the volume of heavy fuel oil exported annually to Lebanon by 50 per cent to 1.5 million metric ton.Fayyad added on Tuesday in a statement that Iraq agreed to secure all of Lebanon's needs of oil derivatives to operate power plants and ensure additional power supply during the summer, Xinhua news agency reported.Iraq also agreed to provide Lebanon with two million metric ton of crude annually. Lebanon received payment facilities for this deal for six months from the date of receipt "without incurring any financial interests and at a price that takes competitive international prices into account," the Minister said.Since July 2021, Lebanon has been importing heavy fuel oil from Iraq to generate electricity from power plants, securing a daily power supply of about four hours, according to an agreement between the two parties.Under the deal, Iraq provided the Lebanese government with fuel in exchange for healthcare services for Iraqi citizens. Lebanon then swaps the heavy fuel oil for gas oil that can be used at its power stations.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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