The General Manager of Algeria’s state-owned electricity company, Sonelgaz, Mourad Adjal announced Algeria’s desire to export electricity to Libya, but he stressed the need to find suitable sources of financing for the project.
Regarding the issue, the Algerian official said, “Discussions in this regard are continuing with the General Electricity Company in Libya (GECOL). The quantities of electricity exported to Libya would not be large if Sonelgaz transported them through Tunisia.”
He stressed the need for Sonelgaz and GECOL to find sources of financing in order to implement the electrical interconnection project between the two countries.
Notably, Adjal met with a delegation from 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.
In September, Adjal said that studies are being conducted to export more electricity to Libya.
In August, Sonelgaz announced that it will continue to export electricity to Libya on a daily basis. In press statements, Adjal said that “a total of 500 MW of electricity are being exported to neighbouring countries, such as Libya and Tunisia. This has been taking place daily for several years.”