The General Electricity Company (GECOL) has warned of renewed power cuts in the country during this summer.
Speaking in a press conference in Tripoli on Wednesday night, the director of the GECOL, Abdul-Majeed Hamza, said the country’s current power output stands at 6000 MW. He expected the demand for power this summer will reach 7000 MW with a power deficit of 1000 MW.
The minister announced during his presser the launch of a nationwide awareness campaign for rationalizing energy consumption under the name of “900 MW of Hope” to reduce hours of load shedding.
Earlier this week, Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Ahmed Dogan, discussed with President of the High Council of State, Abdulrahman Al-Swehli, the work process of two major power plants carried out by Turkish companies in the country. Dogan said Khoms power plant, east Tripoli, is ready for operation, while Ubari steam power plant in south Libya is near completion and will be ready to enter the electrical grid by August this year.
Libya is plagued by a power crisis during the summer leading to 8-12 hours of load shedding a day.
