# GECOL building 671MW Tripoli West simple-cycle power plant in Libya

General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) is constructing the 671MW Tripoli West simple-cycle power plant in Tripoli, Libya. Construction started in June 2021 and commissioning is expected by August 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-08-26
- Where: Tripoli, Libya, Libya
- Starts operating: Aug 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 671MW
- Products: oil-fired simple-cycle power generation
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [General Electricity Company of Libya](https://endata.com/companies/22897.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)
- [ENKA](https://endata.com/companies/29095.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nsenergybusiness.com](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/tripoli-west-simple-cycle-power-project/), 2021-08-26: "The main construction work on the project was started with the pouring of the first structural concrete in June 2021."

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