Tripoli: A team from the Electrical Interconnection Committee between Libya and the countries of Southern Europe held a meeting in Rome, attended by the Libyan side, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Electricity and Renewable Energy Affairs, Chairman of the Electrical Interconnection Committee between Libya and the Southern European Countries, Osama Al-Darrat, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renewable Energy Agency, Abdul Salam Al-Ansari, and the Chairman of the Board of the Renewable Energy Holding Company, Aseel Artima, and on the Italian side the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Italian Electricity Company ‘Giusiena Di Foggia’ and representatives of the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Protection and the Italian Electricity Company.
The meeting discussed a number of proposals to strengthen the chances of success for this project, which will give Libya a pivotal role in transferring energy between Africa and Europe and exploiting the vast sources of renewable energi
es.
Al-Darrat stressed the need to intensify holding these meetings and invite the Italian side to attend the next meeting that will be arranged in Libya.
The meetings come within the framework of implementing the national strategy to develop the area of renewable energies and energy efficiency and the steps and procedures it requires, especially infrastructure and the necessary projects to transmit the electrical energy that will be generated.
Source: Libyan News Agency