First unit at Tobruk power station goes into test operation – promising 180 MW of power
Jul 7 Sami Zaptia

First unit at Tobruk power station goes into test operation – promising 180 MW of power

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) stated today that the operational start of the first unit of the fast tracked Tobruk power stat...

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GECOL signs agreement with EG for Ghadames 200 MW solar project
Jul 7 Sami Zaptia

GECOL signs agreement with EG for Ghadames 200 MW solar project

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced today that it has signed at its Tripoli headquarters an energy purchase agreement wit...

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Korea’s Daewoo to resume construction at Zueitina power station project
Jul 6 Sami Zaptia

Korea’s Daewoo to resume construction at Zueitina power station project

South Korea’s Daewoo has agreed to resume its work at Zueitina power station. The news came after yesterday’s signature of an MoU between Daewoo and t...

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Electricity crisis: GM Ismail takes over; old board continues as two new units start operation
Jul 5 Sami Zaptia

Electricity crisis: GM Ismail takes over; old board continues as two new units start operation

Amidst Libya’s electricity generation crisis that has led to violent nationwide protests, road blockades and the burning of official buildings, there...

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Demonstrators block roads with makeshift fires in protest at lengthening power cuts
Jun 30 Sami Zaptia

Demonstrators block roads with makeshift fires in protest at lengthening power cuts

Demonstrators, overwhelmingly youth, blocked several roads in the greater Tripoli area yesterday setting alight to debris and old car tyres. The prote...

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GECOL sings MoU with Abu Dhabi’s W Solar Investment to build solar plants
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

GECOL sings MoU with Abu Dhabi’s W Solar Investment to build solar plants

The state General Electricity Company of Libya, (GECOL), signed an MoU with W Solar Investment, a unit of Abu Dhabi-based International Holding subsid...

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Lengthy power cuts lead to GECOL head Abdali being suspended
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

Lengthy power cuts lead to GECOL head Abdali being suspended

The Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, yesterday suspended the chairman of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL),...

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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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Janzour militia clashes cause damage to Tripoli West power station
May 16 Sami Zaptia

Janzour militia clashes cause damage to Tripoli West power station

Militia clashes in the Janzour area of western Tripoli on Saturday led to damage to power lines and to the Tripoli West Fast Track power station, the...

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