There's one privately owned generator in the neighborhood with cables running to each buildings. https://browse.startpage.com/do/show_picture.pl?l=english&rais

There's one privately owned generator in the neighborhood with cables running to each buildings. https://browse.startpage.com/do/show_picture.pl?l=english&rais=1&oiu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailystar.com.lb%2F%2Fdailystar%2FPictures%2F2019%2F03%2F16%2F734293_img650x420_img650x420_crop.jpg&sp=24d278f526e42ded4d077f122ebe032c&t=default https://browse.startpage.com/do/show_picture.pl?l=english&ra... The owner sells a fixed monthly fee per 5 amp, so there are individual breakers for each apartment. https://www.alamy.com/detail-from-a-wall-electric-cables-and-fuses-in-the-open-beirut-lebanon-image280512641.html https://www.alamy.com/detail-from-a-wall-electric-cables-and... Notice the "green light" in the picture. This is to inform people in the neighborhood that it's "generator's electricity", so they cannot use washing mashing and water heaters. The cable from the generator reaches the house after the meter, there's an automatic switch to take current from the generator only when there's no electricity from the government.