Tripoli West Fast Track power station about to enter production: GECOL
May 14 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli West Fast Track power station about to enter production: GECOL

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced that the first unit of the Tripoli West Fast track Power Plant is ''about to enter pr...

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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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Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

GECOL to establish PPP factories for electric metres, transformers and cables with local and foreign partners

By Sami Zaptia.GECOL head Wiam Alabdali said his entity was considering PPP with local and foreign investors to establish factories for electric metre...

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Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

PIB makes progress in energy generation investment by private sector – licenses first 200 MW solar investment project

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 24 January 2022: Libya’s Privatisation and Investment Board (PIB) reported that it has made some progress in the energy genera...

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Libya to double generation capacity by 2030, needs American companies' help: GECOL head Al-Abdali
Nov 22 Sami Zaptia

Libya to double generation capacity by 2030, needs American companies' help: GECOL head Al-Abdali

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 22 November 2021:Wiam Al-Abdali, head of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), said Libya aims to double its power...

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South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister meets GECOL in Tripoli to review restart of stalled projects
Nov 2 Sami Zaptia

South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister meets GECOL in Tripoli to review restart of stalled projects

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 2 November 2021:The Libyan state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) hosted the South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister...

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Sep 8 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s electricity production to increase from 5,700 to 7,400 MW by year end: GECOL chairman

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tobruk HoR).London, 8 September 2021:At today’s questioning session in parliament, the chairman of the General Electricity Compa...

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Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

The referral of state employees to court for receiving bribes from foreign contractors sends a message of hope on rule of law and state institutions: Analysis

By Sami Zaptia.Attorney General Sideeg Al-Sour has referred two state employees to court for receiving bribes from foreign contractors (Photo: Archive...

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Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

Two GECOL employees sent to trial for illegally benefiting from their positions, accepting gifts from foreign contractors

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: AG/PPO).London, 6 August 2021:Libya’s Attorney General yesterday referred two employees of the General Electricity Company of Li...

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Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Former Electricity Minister under Zeidan government refutes being appointed new GECOL chairman, says random decisions will not solve current electricity crisis

By Sami Zaptia.The then Deputy Prime Minister and Electricity Minister Awad Barasi during a press conference in Tripoli with his Prime Minister Ali Ze...

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