TRIPOLI, Libya—It’s midnight just before the weekend. Traffic snarls the corniche in Tripoli, where improved electricity service has brought renewed
Traffic snarls the corniche in Tripoli, where improved electricity service has brought renewed energy to Libya’s capital after years of conflict and power cuts.
Power “outages were a disaster for my business”, said Hanan al-Miladi, a 43-year-old baker who sells pastries online for weddings and other celebrations. POWER SHORTAGES. A view of a neighborhood in Tripoli last weekend. Chronic electricity shortages had shaped the daily lives of Libyans since the fall of Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed 2011 uprising. But with new management at Gecol since last year, along with a relatively stable security situation, Libyans are receiving markedly improved electricity supply. AFP
But with new management at Gecol since last year, along with a relatively stable security situation, Libyans now receive a markedly improved electricity supply. Those who could afford it spent thousands of dollars on buying noisy, polluting fuel-guzzling generators.The roar of generators hasn’t completely gone away — it returned in a July heatwave — but not a week goes by without Gecol announcing the arrival of new equipment at the country’s roughly 20 power plants.
Electricity network stability is the foundation of the “Return to Life” campaign launched by the city government, and is slowly restoring Tripoli’s soul.“It’s clear that administrative stability within Gecol has contributed to the stability of the power network,” said Mohamad Rahoumi, 53, spokesman for a pastry brand.Libyan electricity rates are among the lowest in the region, at 0.050 dinars per kilowatt-hour for individuals and 0.20 dinars for businesses.
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