GECOL visits Siemens in Germany: Agree on prioritizing Libya’s urgent orders for projects, assess Libyan network and establish training programmes
Jun 25 Sami Zaptia

GECOL visits Siemens in Germany: Agree on prioritizing Libya’s urgent orders for projects, assess Libyan network and establish training programmes

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 June 2021: The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced yesterday that on the margins of the Berlin 2 Conferen...

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Turkey’s Enka starts pouring structural concrete at Tripoli West electricity project
Jun 9 Sami Zaptia

Turkey’s Enka starts pouring structural concrete at Tripoli West electricity project

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 June 2021:Turkish energy company ENKA announced today that it had started structural work at its Tripoli power station projec...

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670 MW West Tripoli Emergency Electricity Station civil work starts
May 20 Sami Zaptia

670 MW West Tripoli Emergency Electricity Station civil work starts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 May 2021:Civil works and excavations started at the 670 MW West Tripoli Emergency Electricity Plant Project, Libya’s General...

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Jan 20 Sami Zaptia

Egypt and Libya contemplating extending Egypt’s rail line to Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia.Railway equipment for the Sirte-Benghazi line being delivered to Ras Lanuf Port before the revolution (Photo: M+M logistics).London, 20...

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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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Audit Bureau rejects overpriced € 250 m direct commissioning Siemens maintenance contract as illegal
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau rejects overpriced € 250 m direct commissioning Siemens maintenance contract as illegal

By Sami Zaptia.Siemens had signed an MoU with GECOL to resume maintenance and complete work on various power stations in August 2017 (Photo: GECOL).Lo...

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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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Dec 11 Michel Cousins

Siemens power contracts worth €700 million

By Libya Herald reporter. GECOL and Siemens sign contract for new Tripoli and Misrata power stations last week (Photo: PC media office)Tunis, 11 Decem...

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Merkel calls on Serraj to ensure greater humanitarian assistance in detention centres
Dec 8 Michel Cousins

Merkel calls on Serraj to ensure greater humanitarian assistance in detention centres

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 8 December 2017:German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the Presidency Council (PC) to allow humanitarian organisations...

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Turkish PM quizzes Serraj over abducted Obari workers
Nov 5 Nigel Ash

Turkish PM quizzes Serraj over abducted Obari workers

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 5 November 2017:Turkey has told Libya that its expects its three nationals abducted from Obari on Friday to be found...

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