GECOL trains Libyan technicians in Germany
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Libya Herald
Libyan electricity company GECOL trained national technicians in Germany for three weeks to carry out mechanical maintenance on the generators and turbines at the South Tripoli power plant. Launched on 28 September in Erlangen, Duisburg and Berlin, the programme prepares teams for future operations, according to GECOL, cited by Libya Herald.
Libya’s General Electricity Company (GECOL), the state-owned electricity company, is training its technicians in the mechanical maintenance of generators and gas turbines over three weeks in Germany, as part of the South Tripoli gas-fired power plant project, the company said on 11 October 2026.
Launched on 28 September, the programme comprises three modules held in Erlangen, Duisburg and Berlin. The plant’s generators and turbines are supplied by German group Siemens, according to GECOL.
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