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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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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As extreme temperatures cause longer power cuts, Aldabaiba and GECOL head come under pressure
Jun 29 Sami Zaptia

As extreme temperatures cause longer power cuts, Aldabaiba and GECOL head come under pressure

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 June 2021: With summer temperatures rising to the late 30’s and 40’s across Libya over the last two weeks, demand for electr...

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Mar 10 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau seeks speedy maintenance of 13 power units by summer peak to generate 900 MW

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: GECOL)London, 10 March 2021:Libya’s Tripoli Audit Bureau discussed with the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) yester...

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Audit Bureau warns of increased summer power blackouts, calls for urgent mitigating measures
Jan 26 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau warns of increased summer power blackouts, calls for urgent mitigating measures

By Sami Zaptia.GECOL's Ruwais power station is currently one of the two most productive power stations at 76 percent productivity (Photo: GECOL).Londo...

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Sep 29 Sami Zaptia

Siemens technicians arrive in Libya to conduct desperately needed maintenance to power stations: GECOL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 September 2020: A team of Siemens technicians has arrived at Libya’s Sarir power station, the country’s state General Electr...

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Tripoli’s acute power cuts: some areas without power for four consecutive days - making life ‘‘unbearable’’
Sep 25 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli’s acute power cuts: some areas without power for four consecutive days - making life ‘‘unbearable’’

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 September 2020: Some areas of Tripoli have been without electricity for four consecutive days, Tripoli resident Ali told Lib...

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Sep 25 Sami Zaptia

Berlin Economic Working Group discusses Libya electricity crisis

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 September 2020: UNSMIL reported today that on 23 September, Acting UN SRSG Stephanie Williams and the Ambassador-designate o...

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Siemens and ENKA inspect construction sites ahead of starting 1,300 MW power projects
Sep 14 Sami Zaptia

Siemens and ENKA inspect construction sites ahead of starting 1,300 MW power projects

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 September 2020: Germany's Siemens and Turkey's ENKA inspect new project site Tripoli West and Misrata construction s...

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Libya's miserable summer continues with another total power blackout in south and central Libya
Sep 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya's miserable summer continues with another total power blackout in south and central Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 September 2020:Libya’s state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced another total electricity blackout for th...

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