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Coverage of Libya’s vital oil, gas, and renewable sectors – examining production, policy, and global ties that define the nation’s future. 

Libya Power Grid at Risk: Building Resilience Against Blackout
Energy

Libya Power Grid at Risk: Building Resilience Against Blackout

Imagine an entire nation plunged into darkness because a handful of saboteurs twist a valve. That was the nightmare Libyans...

Libya National Oil Corporation: Challenges and Reform Priorities
Energy

Libya National Oil Corporation: Challenges and Reform Priorities

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) is a cornerstone of the national economy, accounting for the vast majority of exports and...

Libya’s Gas Pipeline Sabotage Exposes Fragile Power Grid
Energy

Libya’s Gas Pipeline Sabotage Exposes Fragile Power Grid

When saboteurs shut down the gas pipeline feeding Libya’s Zawiya power station on Aug. 31, four generation units went dark and...

Renewable Energy in Libya: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Path to a Green Future
Energy

Renewable Energy in Libya: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Path to a Green Future

Libya remains overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas. In 2021, oil accounted for about 62% of Libya’s total energy supply...

Libya Energy Strategy: Diversifying Beyond Oil
Economy

Libya Energy Strategy: Diversifying Beyond Oil

The prospect of regional realignment in the Middle East has moved from speculation to urgency. Even with a military ceasefire...

Libya’s Electricity Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and the Path to Reform
Energy

Libya’s Electricity Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and the Path to Reform

Libyans have become all too familiar with living in the dark. The country’s electricity crisis highlights a fundamental issue that...

Crude Crossroads: Libya Must Be A Player, Not a Pawn, in the Global Energy Game
Energy

Crude Crossroads: Libya Must Be A Player, Not a Pawn, in the Global Energy Game

Long overlooked except in times of upheaval, the vast oil fields and strategic ports along North Africa’s central coast, Libya...

Libya: A New Frontier for Natural Gas
Energy

Libya: A New Frontier for Natural Gas

Following over a decade of turmoil since the 2011 civil war, Libya still finds itself divided. In a country known...

Libya Oil Economy: Centralization, Crisis & Opportunity
Energy

Libya Oil Economy: Centralization, Crisis & Opportunity

Libya’s oil fields, stretching across its vast interior to terminals on the Mediterranean coast, have long promised more than they...