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Libya prepares emergency plan for electricity grid

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Libya’s Planning Minister, Mohamed Al-Zaidani, and the General Electricity Company of Libya discussed funding an emergency plan to restore the reliability of the electricity grid. The first phase provides for power station maintenance, network repairs and the purchase of spare parts, according to the Ministry of Planning.

Libyan Planning Minister Mohamed Al-Zaidani discussed with the chairman of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), Al-Bashir Al-Marash, the needs of the first phase of the emergency plan for the electricity grid and the funding for its projects, according to the Ministry of Planning. Priority projects are expected to have a direct effect on public services.

The plan provides for restoring generating units, carrying out maintenance and overhaul work, and addressing problems with transmission and distribution networks, the ministry said. The two officials also discussed funding mechanisms for the projects.

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