Jul 3 Michel Cousins

Zliten plans €360M power and water plants

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 3 July 2017:Zliten is in talks with an Italian consortium to build a power station and water desalination unit for the town.In...

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Aid begins to flow to Obari
Feb 14 Nigel Ash

Aid begins to flow to Obari

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 14 February 2017:Aid to long-neglected Obari is picking up with deliveries of food and fuel from Algeria and from T...

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GECOL reports theft of 500 telegraph poles by armed militias
Apr 12 Sami Zaptia

GECOL reports theft of 500 telegraph poles by armed militias

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 April 2016:The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has reported that eight of its trucks loaded with 500 wooden tel...

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Feb 7 Michel Cousins

Fresh shelling in Benghazi

By Aiman Amzein.Benghazi, 7 February 2016:Some 16 rockets were fired at north east Benghazi’s Hay Salam district this evening, locals have told the Li...

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Thinni government approves importing eight new power plants
May 19 Sami Zaptia

Thinni government approves importing eight new power plants

By Libya Herald reporter.Photo: GECOLTunis, 19 May 2015:The Abdullah Thinni government has approved a proposal from the General Electricity Company of...

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Ministry of Electricity launches electric consumption awareness campaign
Dec 24 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Electricity launches electric consumption awareness campaign

By Libya Herald staff.London, 24 December 2014: The Ministry of Electricity has launched a campaign to reduce electricity consumption. The high profi...

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GECOL engineers committed to restoring power to hard-hit areas
Nov 13 Newsdesk1

GECOL engineers committed to restoring power to hard-hit areas

By Jamal Adel. GECOL engineers make repairs about damaged power station (Photo: GECOL)Kufra, 13 November 2014:In the aftermath of the heavy clashes in...

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Jul 9 Callum Paton

First shipment of fuel arrives at Sirte’s Gulf Power Station

By Seraj Essul. Tripoli, 9 July 2014: The first shipment of fuel has arrived to supply Sirte’s new Gulf power station as the General Electric Compan...

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Jun 11 Emad

Construction at Obari power station to move forward as planned

By Jamal Adel.Arrival of the turbine at Obari Station (Photo: Germa News)Tripoli, 11 June 2014:The General Electricity Company (GECOL) has denied  pre...

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Apr 26 Callum Paton

First of three turbines at Sarir power station operational

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 26 April 2014:Successful maintenance work at Sarir power station has meant the first of three turbines damaged during the plant...

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