VOL. XLV

No 26

1-July-2002

LIBYA

Libya Aims To Add 5,000MW Generation Capacity By 2010

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) plans to bring an additional 5,000mw of power generation capacity on line (with mixed generation options including steam and combined cycle gas), more than double the existing capacity of 4,600mw, in the period 2002-10 at a cost of $3.5bn. According to company data made available to MEES, GECOL estimates that peak load electricity demand in Libya is...