20.03.13
Libya’s electricity deficit will be shored up with an interim project this summer, which promises to put an end to the country’s power cuts.

The Electricity Minister, Ali Mohammed Muhairiq, told the Libya Herald that mobile power units should top up an expected electricity deficit of 500-600 megawatts (MW) during the peak summer season. Mobile power turbines, supplied by US-based APR Energy, will run off diesel, providing a fast interim solution to the country’s energy deficit. The units are highly portable, and are wheel-mounted so that they can be shipped via road freight very easily,” public relations officer for APR Energy, Sarah Strickland, told the Libya Herald.

“These units are installable in three days or less in most instances,” she added. It is not yet known how many of the 25 MW mobile turbines will be installed in the country but APR Energy’s contract is to provide a total of 250 MW. Installation will start as soon as possible and the turbines are anticipated to start generating power in July this year.