Installation of prepaid electric metres reduce peak summer consumption by 204 MW: GECOL
Aug 9 Sami Zaptia

Installation of prepaid electric metres reduce peak summer consumption by 204 MW: GECOL

The recent phased rollout of prepaid electricity metres across different parts of Libya has led to the reduction of electricity consumption during thi...

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Algec restarts first unit at Zueitina power station after a seven-year hiatus
Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

Algec restarts first unit at Zueitina power station after a seven-year hiatus

The Media Spokesperson for the state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), Weam Al-Tayeb, told Libya Herald, in an exclusive interview, that t...

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GECOL supplies new equipment and spare parts for its stations and confirms ability to end power cuts
May 29 Sami Zaptia

GECOL supplies new equipment and spare parts for its stations and confirms ability to end power cuts

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) says it is continuing to implement its plans to modernize power stations in all cities by providing e...

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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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Libya generates 8,200 MW of electricity for the first time ever: GECOL
Mar 20 Sami Zaptia

Libya generates 8,200 MW of electricity for the first time ever: GECOL

Speaking exclusively to Libya Herald, the Media Spokesperson for the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), Weam Al-Taeb, confirmed that the ge...

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PM Aldabaiba reviews GECOL’s summer plan to avoid power cuts
Jan 27 Sami Zaptia

PM Aldabaiba reviews GECOL’s summer plan to avoid power cuts

Prime Minister Abd Alhameed Aldabiba held an expanded meeting last Wednesday with the Chairman of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and...

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Supreme Council for Energy Affairs holds first meeting
Oct 19 Sami Zaptia

Supreme Council for Energy Affairs holds first meeting

Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Energy Affairs, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba discussed, during the council's first meeting on Tuesday,...

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First phase of 115 annual megawatt hours solar project inaugurated
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

First phase of 115 annual megawatt hours solar project inaugurated

The Libyan Centre for Solar Energy Research and Studies (LCSERS), in partnership with the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), organized an i...

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Resumption of Faregh field gas supplies to Sarir power station restarts electricity production
Jul 24 Sami Zaptia

Resumption of Faregh field gas supplies to Sarir power station restarts electricity production

The resumption of gas supplies from Libya’s largest gas field, Al-Faregh field, to the Sarir power station has led to the Sarir power station entering...

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GECOL says all eastern power stations ready to operate
Jul 21 Sami Zaptia

GECOL says all eastern power stations ready to operate

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced today that all its power stations in eastern Libya (Sarir, Zueitina and Benghazi North) are...

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