Severe fuel shortages put Misrata and Sarir power stations at risk
Jun 17 Newsdesk1

Severe fuel shortages put Misrata and Sarir power stations at risk

By Jamal Adel. Sarir power station (File Photo)Tripoli, 16 June, 2014:The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) says that that severe shortages...

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Apr 3 Michel Cousins

Electricity company goes in search of water

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 3 April 2014:Twice in just over a year, power outages have caused water shortages in Libya – in October 2012 in Tripoli when fo...

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Jan 28 thomwestcott

Power cut misery to continue until Warshefana clashes resolved

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 28 January 2014:Homes across Tripoli will continue to face rolling power cuts until the fighting in Warshefana has ende...

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Hopes of an end to Tripoli power cuts as gas starts flowing to Ruwais power station.
Dec 8 Michel Cousins

Hopes of an end to Tripoli power cuts as gas starts flowing to Ruwais power station.

By Aimen Eljali and Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 8 December 2013:There are hopes in Tripoli this evening that the continuing power outages in the capital wi...

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Dec 4 Nigel Ash

Will end of Amazigh blockade spell end to power cuts?

By Taziz Hasairi and Nigel Ash.Tripoli, 4 December 2013:The power cuts that have once again been plaguing Western Libya may be about to end, with a de...

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Power cuts due to maintenance as well as blockade - deputy minister
Dec 3 Nigel Ash

Power cuts due to maintenance as well as blockade - deputy minister

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 3 December 2013:The unexpected cold snap has coincided with the removal of 1,400 megawatts of generating capacity for o...

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GECOL struggles to keep the lights on
Aug 29 Nigel Ash

GECOL struggles to keep the lights on

Ashraf Abdul Wahab and Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 29 August 2013:Parts of Libya are being hit by waves of power cuts. Large areas of Tripoli were today with...

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Jul 11 Nigel Ash

Power cuts after all

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 11 July 2013:Despite assurances from the Ministry of Electricity  that there would be no power cuts during Ramadan, it...

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Jebel Nafusa fighting smashes power lines - Tripoli supplies cut
May 1 thomwestcott

Jebel Nafusa fighting smashes power lines - Tripoli supplies cut

Tripoli, 1 May 2013:There have been power cuts today in Tripoli after clashes in the Jebel Nafusa destroyed transmission lines taking power to the cap...

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