# Siemens signs €700M contracts with GECOL for two power plants in Libya

Siemens signed contracts with GECOL to build a 650 MW open cycle power plant in Misrata and a 690 MW open cycle power plant in Tripoli West, with total contract volume of about €700 million including long-term service.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-12-11
- Where: Misrata and Tripoli West, Libya
- Value: $826.0M (700.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.3 GW
- Products: gas turbines, power plants
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (supplier)
- [General Electricity Company of Libya](https://endata.com/companies/22897.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [press.siemens.com](https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-signs-contracts-gecol-boost-power-generation-capacity-libya-13-gw), 2017-12-11: "Libya needs a reliable and affordable power supply to set the stage for a prosperous and promising future for the Libyan people."

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