On Saturday, the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Ageela Saleh, held a meeting with Fakhri Al-Mismari, the Chairman of the General Authority for Electricity and Renewable Energy of Libya (GAEREL).
In a statement, the spokesman for the authority, Rabie Khalifa, said that the House Speaker discussed with Al-Mismari the problems facing the country’s electricity network and the need to develop solutions for them.
During the meeting, Al-Mismari has briefed Ageela on the authority’s latest preparations to provide appropriate electricity for Libyans before the winter.
On his part, the Speaker praised the efforts being exerted by the authority to solve all problems related to electricity.
Mahmoud Al-Rayani, a media official for the state-owned General Electricity Corporation (GECOL) said: “providing electricity in light of the conditions that Libya is currently facing is a miracle, with continuous attacks and wars causing severe damage to the generation and transmission stations and energy towers.”
Notably, Most Libyan cities, especially Tripoli, suffer from daily power blackouts that last up to 12 hours, especially during winter and summer. The power deficit is almost 2,500 megawatts per day, while the current production is no more than 5,000 megawatts per day.
Many Libyans use private power generators for their homes and shops. Workshops for power generators’ maintenance have become very popular in Libya over the past few years.