Sarir power station halted again
Dec 22 Sami Zaptia

Sarir power station halted again

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 22 December 2013:Following  yesterday’s brief announcement by the General Electricity Company of Libya’s (GECOL) Statio...

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Dec 15 Callum Paton

GECOL engineers to strike after gunmen kidnap and beat colleagues

By Tazeez Hasairi and Callum PatonTripoli, 15 December 2013:GECOL power engineers are striking tomorrow after six of their colleagues were kidnapped i...

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Dec 14 Callum Paton

Sarir power station to return to normal capacity by Wednesday

By Jamal AdelTripoli, 14 December 2013:Sarir power station in Eastern Libya has returned to normal operating output, the plant's manager has said. Blo...

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Nov 30 Nigel Ash

Severe storms bring floods and power cuts

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 30 November 2013:Tripoli has been hit by 24 hours of stormy weather causing flooding in parts of the capital, a city-wide pow...

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Nov 20 Michel Cousins

Electricity strike threatened after attack on Derna power station

By Libya Herald reporter.Derna, 20 November 2013:Derna was left without electricity for much of today after a bomb attack early this morning on its th...

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Sirte power station attacked
Aug 11 thomwestcott

Sirte power station attacked

Tripoli, 11 August 2013:The main power station in Sirte was attacked early yesterday morning with a home-made ‘gelatina’ bomb.The centrally-located po...

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Jul 28 Sami Zaptia

Libya renewable energy potential huge, but needs billions in investment – Electricity Minister Muhairig

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 27 July 2013:Asked if there was a role for renewable energy in helping solve the power cuts currently hitting north western an...

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Strikes that affect national interest should be banned – Electricity Minister Muhairig
Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

Strikes that affect national interest should be banned – Electricity Minister Muhairig

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 17 July 2013:At Sunday’s press conference, Electricity Minister Ali Muhairig repeated his call for strikes that affect the nat...

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Ajdabiya transformer blaze cuts local power
May 29 Nigel Ash

Ajdabiya transformer blaze cuts local power

By Aimen Eljali.Tripoli, 29 May 2013:Fire destroyed three transformers at a power distribution plant at Ajdabiya today. Electricity to the neighbourho...

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Medelec conference held in Tripoli
Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

Medelec conference held in Tripoli

By Sami  Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 April 2013:The General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL) hosted Medelec’s 21st Annual Conference in Tripoli yesterday. GECO...

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