In spite of its hydrocarbons wealth, Libya needs to adopt sustainable energy policies urgently as increases in consumption combined with massive inefficiencies in generation and transmission mean that it is running out of gas for domestic use. Experts consulted by African Energy estimate that conventional generation currently operates at a 25% level of efficiency when it should be running at about 40%. As a consequence, General Electric Company of Libya (Gecol) may need to generate as much as 50,000kWh/yr to produce sufficient power to meet annual consumption of approximately 29,000kWh/yr.
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