Jul 20 Sami Zaptia

New board of directors for beleaguered GECOL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 July 2020:The General Assembly of the state-owned General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL) approved a new board of director...

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Libya's Economic Reform Salon proposes reforms for the country’s electricity sector
Jul 15 Sami Zaptia

Libya's Economic Reform Salon proposes reforms for the country’s electricity sector

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 July 2020:The Economic Salon, a Libyan policy reform think-tank made up of the country's elite administrators, managers, pol...

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Audit Bureau critical of mismanagement and corruption in electricity sector
Jun 23 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau critical of mismanagement and corruption in electricity sector

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 June 2020:In a rare example of transparency and accountability, the head of the Tripoli based Libyan Audit Bureau, Mohamed S...

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Annual Libyan Energy Sector Development Forum to be held in Tunis 21-22 October
Oct 8 Sami Zaptia

Annual Libyan Energy Sector Development Forum to be held in Tunis 21-22 October

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 October 2019:The Annual Libya Energy Sector Development Forum will be held at the LAICO Tunis hotel from 21-22 October. Organ...

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Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau to identify real causes of Libya’s crippling power cuts within ten days

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's Tripoli-based Audit Bureau is investigating the causes of Libya's chronic power cuts despite billions being spent (Photo: GECOL...

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Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Serraj government studies power and water cuts, alternative power generation sources and seeks more investment in energy

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: PC/GNA).London, 10 September 2019:A meeting was held in Tripoli on Monday by a committee set up by the Faiez Serraj government t...

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GECOL on defensive in heated press conference to explain chronic power cuts
Jul 16 Sami Zaptia

GECOL on defensive in heated press conference to explain chronic power cuts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 July 2019:Libya's state electricity generating company, the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), had to endure a he...

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Jan 10 Sami Zaptia

Libyan engineers train abroad to operate Ubari power station

By Sami Zaptia.Ubari power station is to start operating thanks to Libyan engineers trained abroad (Photo: ENKA)London, 10 January 2019:A group of Lib...

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General Electric lands Euro 33 m ‘direct contract’ for electricity maintenance work
Jul 25 Sami Zaptia

General Electric lands Euro 33 m ‘direct contract’ for electricity maintenance work

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 July 2018:The Faiez Serraj-led Libyan Presidency Council issued a decree (1060/2017) yesterday (dated 16 July) authorizing t...

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Jul 6 Sami Zaptia

Agreed 2,000 megawatt electricity projects on hold due to financing problem

By Sami Zaptia.Mohamed Sallak, the spokesperson for the head of the PC, Faiez Serraj said that electricity projects were on hold due to the lack of fi...

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