The International Organization for Migration (IOM), through funding from the EU, is training youths in Benghazi, Sebha, and Qatrun, on the maintenance of electric generators.
The course aims to help young people learn trades that will enable them to achieve an independent income.
The supervisor of the training program, Hamid Al-Hudhairi told “Libya 24” that the training included 13 young men from the city of Sebha, including one immigrant.
He added that the training “seeks to provide them with the knowledge and skills of maintaining portable generators.” He pointed out that this is a “profession that generates good income, especially in periods of frequent power outages in the height of summer and peak of winter.”
Al-Hudhairi explained that, at the end of the training, the trainees will receive equipment that will help them start working independently.
The training also includes knowledge about time management, developing economic feasibility plans for projects, and following up on income and ways to invest it.
Notably, the General Manager of Algeria’s state-owned company, Sonelgaz, Mourad Adjal met with a delegation from the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), led by the company’s General Manager, Abdel-Hamid Al-Manfoukh.
The two discussed the cooperation between Algeria and Libya in the energy sector, where Sonelgaz affirmed its readiness to export electricity to Libya.
They also discussed the maintenance and operation of stations and electricity networks. As well as the maintenance of equipment, manufacturing of spare parts, and training of workers.
The Sonelgaz statement revealed that the meeting “comes as part of the implementation of the directives of the higher authorities in the two countries, in order to strengthen bilateral relations and revive cooperation between Sonelgaz and GECOL.”
Adjal expressed Sonelgaz’s readiness to provide its services, especially exporting electricity to Tripoli, maintenance, training, and the provision of spare parts.