Earlier in the day, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes and visiting Secretary of Libya’s General People’s Committee for Electricity, Water and Gas Umran Abu-Kra’aa held talks on this issue. The two sides discussed details to set up a joint ad hoc committee to draw up an executive plan for establishing a 1,300 megawatt power station in Libya, said the report. They also underlined the importance of establishing a power linkage between the two countries and organizing more training sessions at Egyptian centers on energy know-how.

In early July, Egypt and Libya signed a strategic agreement with a number of projects, especially in the sectors of electricity and energy, to boost cooperation between the two neighbors. The projects, including a natural gas pipeline linking the two countries and an oil refinery west of the northern Egyptian port city of Alexandria, will help boost Libyan investments in Egypt to $10 billion in two years. (people.com.cn)