Information obtained by Al-Jadeed channel indicates that Electricite du Liban will begin implementing, on Monday morning, a decision to cut electricity to all institutions, administrations and water utilities that have not paid their dues. According to the same information, most ministries have begun paying what they owe and settling their accounts, and have contacted the institution to submit pledges. The channel said these steps were taken to avoid cutting power to the ministries, and the disruption to citizens' transactions that such a cut could cause. The information in this report is based on what Al-Jadeed reported. The number of institutions, administrations and water utilities in arrears has not been specified, nor have their names. The total amount of dues owed has also not been specified. No sources of the information were named, and no official confirmation from Electricite du Liban has been issued in what was published. Nor has it been specified which ministries have paid what they owe, or which have not.