Ali Muhairig claims that Libya's electricity production capacity increased by 550 megawatts (MW) last year, and says plans are under way to restructure the state electricity company.

Al-Hadi Hinshir says eight desalination plants were approved in 2013, with the aim of increasing Libya's water supply by 1.9 million m³ per day.

The General Electricity Company (GECOL) says a potential cut-off in gas supply, threatened by security workers last week, would have severe consequences for the country's power supply.

The Audit Bureau says the state-controlled Electrical Projects Company (ELPCO) generated a small profit in the last year before the conflict.

The government has given the go-ahead for the Ministry of Water Resources to install two desalination plants in east Libya.

A group claiming to be the central Libya division of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) warns it will block a key gas pipeline unless the government pays overdue wages.

Electricity minister Ali Muhairig says the Ruwais plant is working at full capacity and some generation has resumed at the Sarir plant, claiming the country is in a position to produce a surplus of electricity by the end of 2014.

The government has allocated an extra LD12.7m ($10.2m) to the General Desalination Company of Libya (GDCOL) to cope with rising costs.

The Sarir power plant in central Libya has been forced to close again due to armed clashes nearby, just a day after the station was said to have returned to working at full capacity.

The Sarir power plant in central Libya is said to be working normally, after the station was forced to close in November due to road blockades by Tubu demonstrators.

An armed group stormed a control centre of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) on 14 December, with the electricity ministry saying the attack could have threatened the power supply of the entire country.

Long queues continue at Tripoli petrol stations, despite efforts by the government to reassure residents that gasoline and diesel supplies are not running out.

The Ghadames Development Authority (GDA) told the Libya Monitor that most contracts will be for public works in the town, and that a site for a 2,000MW solar plant has been identified.

A group of Tubu protesters that had blocked the main road connecting Kufra to the north of Libya is said to have called off its protest.

Oil and gas minister Abdelbari al-Arusi says the Ruwais power plant, which supplies electricity to the western region, has reopened after a gas pipeline blockade ended.