The Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba met with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of General Electric Power Services, Scott L. Strazik. They discussed the urgent steps that need to be taken to address the current electricity shortage in Libya.
On Sunday, Al-Dabaiba’s envoy to the United States (US), Muhammad Al-Darrat, said that the government is working to launch long-term investments in the Libyan energy sector, which will create job opportunities and guarantee benefits to Libya.
Last month, a delegation from the US giant power company General Electric (GE) met with the Chairman of General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and discussed the joint cooperation between the two sides in order to improve the electricity sector in Libya.
GECOL said that the two sides discussed the aspects of joint cooperation between the two companies, especially in the field of station maintenance. “GE also expressed its full readiness to support the Electricity Company, stand with it, and overcome all difficulties in front of it,” the statement added.
Since 2011, Libya has been suffering from a deficit in energy production. GECOL adopts a program of load shedding hours on various cities and regions. The power cuts at peak times, especially during summer, exceed many hours a day.