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Generator owners have until Nov. 11 to pay to install energy consumption meters, a circular issued yesterday by Economy Minister Amin Salam said. Should subscribers install their own meter, the owner must deduct the device’s cost from their bill, the circular adds. The measure, which moves up a deadline set by Salam’s predecessor, aims to ensure that bills reflect consumption as residents rely more and more heavily on private electricity generators amid prolonged state power cuts. Speaking with L’Orient Today, the head of the generator owners syndicate, Abdo Saade, said securing diesel to keep the generators running is more pressing than installing meters. “We don’t even have enough [diesel] to run our generators till the end of the month, and the minister is now giving us this additional concern. ... We don’t even know if we will have active generators by the time of the deadline,” he said.