Power & Water

05-12-2013
Tubu demonstrators from Rubiyanah, who had blocked fuel trucks from reaching the Sarir plant, have reportedly ended their protests.
04-12-2013
Minister says disruption caused by Amazigh and Tubu protests has reduced the supply of electricity, especially to Tripoli, with a manager at the Sarir power plant saying it will have to close in 48 hours if fuel cannot be delivered.
03-12-2013
Canada's SNC Lavalin is planning to resume work on the Benghazi lakes and Benina airport projects “when the situation will allow", the company told the Libya Monitor.
02-12-2013
Heavy rainfall on 1 December caused floods in the capital and surrounding areas, with two casualties reported.
02-12-2013
The Ministry of Electricity says it will have to cut power supply throughout Libya due to ongoing protests from ethnic minorities.
28-11-2013
The General Electricity Company (GECOL) has provided details about when local and foreign companies can register with the body, and what documents are required. 
28-11-2013
The electricity minister, Ali Muhairig, says that protests blocking oil and gas supplies have brought Libya’s power production to its lowest levels since the end of the 2011 conflict.
26-11-2013
France's Sidem has won a contract worth around LD25m ($20m) to overhaul three units at Tobruq’s seawater desalination plant.
26-11-2013
The Zawiya Local Council has signed three contracts for roadworks in the town, and says it plans to award a further 20 for other projects.
24-11-2013
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Ali Muhairig, has said that the power station in western Libya has now been closed for over month after local Amazigh protesters blocked the gas pipeline feeding the station.
22-11-2013
The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL) has invited bids to build a 14MW power plant in Houn, central Libya.
21-11-2013
Water shortages in Tobruq have continued for the fourth day running after a fault at the desalination plant which supplies the city.
21-11-2013
Plans are under way to connect a new unit at the Misrata power plant, which will feed 250 megawatts of electricity into the national grid.
20-11-2013
Water and electricity supply has reportedly been cut off in Derna, in the east of Libya, after workers at a power station feeding the town decided to go on strike in response to an attack on 20 November.