LANA reports that unidentified assailants broke into the Tripoli offices of the General Electricity Company (GECOL) on 6 May and assaulted its chairman.

Clashes between groups in western Libya recently damaged a major power station, triggering electricity shortages in Tripoli and other towns.

The electricity minister says the government is "nearly ready" to issue tenders for two solar plants, and hopes to generate 20% of power needs from renewables by 2020.

The General Desalination Company of Libya (GDCOL) has invited companies from various fields to register with the agency for future work.

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has held a workshop on water desalination in cooperation with General Electric.

The Tripoli-based company has been awarded a contract to supply three water plants to Waha's fields in eastern Libya.

A sewage treatment plant in Sabratha, western Libya, has reportedly stopped operating due to a lack of maintenance, posing significant health and environmental risks in the local area.

APR says it has won a temporary power supply contract in Libya, the biggest in the firm's history and "one of the largest single temporary power contracts ever to be signed."

Senior managers have visited power stations in Ruwais and Sirte, with the latter under construction and expected to come onstream in early 2014. 

The General Electricity Company (GECOL) says it is reviewing bids for the construction of power infrastructure in the Sirte region, with no details on winning firms yet released.

The General Electricity Company (GECOL) says it has achieved a record level of power production after overhauling infrastructure.

Libya's General Electricity Company (GECOL) says it has signed a deal with French/Swiss company Alstom to upgrade gas units in Benghazi.

An official from the General Electricity Company (GECOL) told The Libya Report that the protest at the Zueitina terminal in eastern Libya is affecting gas supply to power stations, reducing electricity production capacity.

A foundation stone has been laid for a new 640 MW gas-fired power plant in Ubari, southern Libya, which will be built by a Turkish contractor.

Government and local officials have reviewed plans for renewable energy production in southern Libya, including a proposal by a Spanish firm to develop solar energy in the region.