During “Flusna”, a television program broadcasted on WTV channel and Tabadul Platform, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL), Weam Al-Abdali, stated that the electricity transmission network is very weak, adding that the situation of electricity grid was at its worst when they have been appointed.
“The new board of directors came in the most difficult and worst season, in both Benghazi and Tripoli, considering the high temperature and the extensive use of refrigerants,” he said, adding that most of the problems are found in the west as a result of the weak power generation.
The Chairman emphasized that the life expectancy of some units has expired, pointing out that they need to be repaired.
The spokesman confirmed that the board started its work immediately after the handover, announcing that they have faced great challenges in terms of the available capacity for production, which was at its best at about 4000 megawatts and 7000 megawatts of loads. In other words, between 40 and 45 percent deficit in loads, in addition to the strategic loads that need electricity over a 24 hours, similar to the hospitals and vital organs.