The General Electricity Company announced that it is preparing to set up a new power station with a capacity exceeding 2000 MW.

The announcement came during an inspection visit by the company's chairman, Abdul Majid Hamza, to the proposed location of the project in Gout Al-Rumman district east of Tripoli.

"The site is the most appropriate place to locate the station, for possessing all the conditions required," Hamza said, pointing out that the company will start promptly in the planning and processing operations.

He also clarified that the date of the actual establishment would be in the first quarter of next year, noting that the station will be ready for operation after 10 months from the start of construction.