GIZ reported yesterday that it had, between 1 to 3 February, implemented training for 17 engineers from the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL) on the Swiss Software NEPLAN.
GIZ says NEPLAN is one of the world’s leading software programmes used to integrate Photovoltaic (PV) projects into the national grid.
The training is part of the Sustainable Transition, Energy and Environmental Partnership (STEP) project activities.
The training equipped the engineers with skills to analyse, plan, optimise, and simulate electrical networks. The Libyan engineers also learned how to use the software’s interface, create models, run load flow simulation and analyse faults.
GIZ said the training will enable engineers to conduct planning and operational studies to evaluate how new power resources such as renewable energy (RE) projects, will affect the existing electrical grid and identify the national grid’s capacity to host RE projects.
The sustainable transition, energy and environmental partnership (STEP) Project is jointly funded by BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) and the European Union, and is jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Prime Minister’s Office of Libya (PMO).
The project aims to support Libya in improving the promotion of sustainable energy and adaptation to climate change at both national and local levels.
