Feb 27 Nigel Ash

Copper thieves cut-off mobiles and internet in the south

By Libya Herald reporters. A remote Al-Madar base station vandalised in 2014  (Photo Al-Madar)Tripoli, 27 February 2017:The theft of copper wire and e...

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Man electrocuted on Sebha pylon
Jul 9 Nigel Ash

Man electrocuted on Sebha pylon

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 9 July 2016:A man, thought to be trying to steel copper power cabling, was electrocuted yesterday in Sebha.His badly-charr...

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Nov 18 Nigel Ash

Copper thieves cause Sirte power cut

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 18 November 2014:Much of Sirte was plunged into darkness after thieves stole power cables, in the latest such raid to hit the t...

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Oct 4 Michel Cousins

GECOL to use aluminium cable to deter copper thieves

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab and Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 4 October 2013:In an effort to deter thieves who have been cutting electricity lines in order to steal...

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Sep 22 Nigel Ash

Copper thieves cut power to parts of Jalo

Tripoli, 22 September 2013:GECOL engineers are still working to restore power to agricultural projects, after thieves brought down 20 transmission pol...

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Electricity supplies now threatened by copper thieves
Jul 22 thomwestcott

Electricity supplies now threatened by copper thieves

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 22 July 2013:Greedy thieves are threatening the country’s already overstretched electricity resources by stealing power supp...

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