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Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115
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"There is no state built by gangs and criminality, it's built by engineers, youth, consultants, security, police and army": Aldabaiba
Jun 23 Sami Zaptia

"There is no state built by gangs and criminality, it's built by engineers, youth, consultants, security, police and army": Aldabaiba

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba said "There is no state built by gangs and criminality, the state is built by engineers, you...

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GECOL confirms first unit at Tobruk power station successfully connected to public network
Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

GECOL confirms first unit at Tobruk power station successfully connected to public network

The Spokesman for the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), Wiam Al-Tayeb, said in an exclusive statement to Libya Herald that the engineers a...

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The General Electricity Company of Libya lays foundation stone for new Tripoli South power station
Aug 21 Sami Zaptia

The General Electricity Company of Libya lays foundation stone for new Tripoli South power station

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) laid the foundation stone yesterday for the construction of the Tripoli South gas-powered elect...

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GECOL signs contract with Egyptian-Qatari consortium to build new fast-tracked 1,044 MW Zliten power station
Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

GECOL signs contract with Egyptian-Qatari consortium to build new fast-tracked 1,044 MW Zliten power station

At the Prime Minister’s Office and in the presence of the Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, the Chairman of the General Elec...

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Misrata fast track power station expected to enter service end of June
Jun 16 Sami Zaptia

Misrata fast track power station expected to enter service end of June

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced yesterday that it has linked the power transformer for the first unit at the Misrata...

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Damage from Janzour militia clashes will result in power cuts and delay in Tripoli West power station coming online this summer: GECOL
May 18 Sami Zaptia

Damage from Janzour militia clashes will result in power cuts and delay in Tripoli West power station coming online this summer: GECOL

Damage caused by last Saturday’s militia clashes in Janzour (west Tripoli) will result in power cuts and a delay in the completion of the Tripoli West...

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Three urgently-built power stations near completion – to be ready before peak summer demand: Aldabaiba government
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

Three urgently-built power stations near completion – to be ready before peak summer demand: Aldabaiba government

The current Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), led by Caretaker Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, has promised that the three ‘‘urgent’’ p...

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Feb 1 Sami Zaptia

HoR calls GECOL head in for questioning over increased power cuts

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: HoR).Tripoli, 1 February 2022:At its Tobruk session yesterday, the House of Representatives (HoR) has called the head of the Gen...

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GECOL visits Siemens in Germany: Agree on prioritizing Libya’s urgent orders for projects, assess Libyan network and establish training programmes
Jun 25 Sami Zaptia

GECOL visits Siemens in Germany: Agree on prioritizing Libya’s urgent orders for projects, assess Libyan network and establish training programmes

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 June 2021: The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced yesterday that on the margins of the Berlin 2 Conferen...

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ENKA and Siemens receive Misrata 650 MW power station work site – start construction project
Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

ENKA and Siemens receive Misrata 650 MW power station work site – start construction project

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 June 2021:The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) reported yesterday that Turkish company, ENKA, started implementa...

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