Libya: Solar IPP faces challenges


Issue 387 - 28 Feb 2019 | 1 minute read

An Egyptian-Libyan developer of power projects is negotiating with the management of the Misratah Free Trade Zone and the authorities including General Electric Company of Libya (Gecol) to build a solar plant with an initial capacity of 50MW and a potential expansion to 300MW, but the project faces huge political, legislative and financial hurdles.IQ Power, the sponsor of the Misratah Free Zone (MFZ) solar photovoltaic project, is reworking the consortium that will ultimately deliver the project, according to its chief executive and business development director Sharif Al-Haj.

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