GECOL to connect first unit at Gulf power station in Sirte to general national network grid
May 28 Lindsey Owens

GECOL to connect first unit at Gulf power station in Sirte to general national network grid

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 28 May 2014:The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) plans to connect the first of four units of the new Gulf Power Sta...

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May 25 Callum Paton

Ministry of Electricity says it is prepared for summer

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 25 May 2014:The Ministry of Electricity has announced that it is ready for the anticipated extra load on the electricity networ...

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May 23 Lindsey Owens

Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy “ready for summer”

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 25 May 2014:The Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Ali Muhairig, has said that everything is being done to ensure th...

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May 22 Michel Cousins

Maintenance underway at Sarir power station

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 22 May 2014:In a bid to keep electricity flowing in the south of the country, maintenance operations are now underway on turbin...

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Theft causes collapse of pylons and delays startup of Sirte power station
May 7 Callum Paton

Theft causes collapse of pylons and delays startup of Sirte power station

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 7 May 2014:Thieves in Sirte have set back the startup date of the new power station near the town by at least a month.General E...

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Cabinet backs GECOL 600 MW emergency power deal
Apr 3 thomwestcott

Cabinet backs GECOL 600 MW emergency power deal

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Sarir power station, victim of frequent cutsTripoli, 3 April 2014:Libya is to fast-track the hiring of eight emergency power-gen...

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Mar 26 Michel Cousins

Protestors threaten to close Ruwais power station; Tripoli power cuts possible.

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 26 March 2014:Protestors from Hawamid and the neighbouring village of Takoot in the Jebel Nafusa are threatening to close the R...

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Feb 22 Callum Paton

Maintenance begins at Sarir after month-long closure

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 22 February 2014:Long awaited maintenance work has begun at Sarir Power Station and the Man-Made River (MMR) with hopes that th...

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Power strike in south ended by GECOL chiefs
Jan 7 Nigel Ash

Power strike in south ended by GECOL chiefs

By Jamal Adel.GECOL strikers listen intently to top managementTripoli, 7 January 2014:The week-long strike by power engineers in the south of the coun...

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Italy-Libya underwater electricity link could help end power cut misery
Dec 26 thomwestcott

Italy-Libya underwater electricity link could help end power cut misery

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 26 December 2013:As part of plans to bring an end to electricity outages, Libya is looking to lay an underwater electricity...

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