The Acting Minister of Local Government, Mohamed Bin Ghalboun, met at his Tripoli office today with Aseel Younis Mohamed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renewable Energy Holding Company.
The Ministry of Local Government reported that the two discussed mechanisms and programmes for deploying renewable energy systems to meet the needs of public administrative buildings and facilities, particularly municipal headquarters.
The meeting addressed the electricity needs of municipalities and the technical and logistical capabilities required to provide renewable energy systems. It also focused on developing a practical implementation plan that considers the specific needs and priorities of government facilities.
Furthermore, the two sides discussed ways to enhance coordination, assess municipal needs, and establish priorities. These efforts aim to improve energy consumption efficiency, ensure service continuity, and reduce reliance on traditional energy sources, paving the way for the necessary implementation steps.
Calls for more renewables in view of this summer’s acute power cuts
It will be recalled that Libya experienced a summer of very high temperatures, acute power cuts and blackouts. These have led to violent demonstrations, road blockades, the barricading of government and state buildings and the storming of Mellitah Gas Complex.
It had also threatened to bring down the Tripoli based Prime Minister and his government.
The summer’s acute power cuts and their hugely disruptive effects on life and business have led to debates and calls about and for the need to implement more renewable energy sources and to reform the subsidy system.
Currently, the only major operating renewable energy project in Libya is the Al-Jouf Free Zone 1 MW solar power plant in Kufra completed in May 2025.
It will be recalled that in May 2022, Libya signed a preliminary agreement with France’s Total Energies to establish a solar power plant with a capacity of 500 megawatts in the Al-Sadada area, 280 km south-east of the capital Tripoli. However, despite several site visits and media pronouncements, the project has yet to be completed – with no tangible signs of its completion in sight.
Tripoli government’s August 2025 Directive No. 219765
It will also be recalled that the Tripoli government had, through directive No. 219765 issued in August 2025 through the state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), instructed all public entities and institutions funded by the public treasury to coordinate with the REAoL and adopt renewable energy technologies to meet their electricity needs.
Acting Minister of Local Government, Mohamed Bin Ghalboun's meeting today with Aseel Younis Mohamed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renewable Energy Holding Company, comes within that directive.
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