Libya Energy Situation
Overview
| Libya | |||
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Capital |
Tripoli (32°52′N 13°11′E) | ||
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Official language(s) |
Arab (official), English, Italian | ||
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Government |
Interim Government | ||
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Head of Government |
Abdel Rahim el Kib | ||
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Total area |
1,759,540 km2 | ||
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Population |
6,733,620 (July 2012 est.) | ||
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Rural population |
22% of total population (2010) | ||
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GDP (nominal) |
92.62 billion US $ (2010) | ||
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GDP Per capita |
14,100 US$ (2010) | ||
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Currency |
Libyan Dinar | ||
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Time zone |
GMT+2 | ||
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Electricity generation |
26.95 TWh/year (2008) | ||
| Access to Electricity | % | ||
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Wind energy (installed capacity) |
MW(Year) | ||
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Solar Energy (installed capacity) |
MW (Year) | ||
Introduction
With about 1,76 sq km[1], Libya is the second biggest North African country. Located between Algeria and Tunisia in the west and Egypt in the east, Libya also borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north and (from west to east) Niger, Chad and the Sudan in the south. Virtually a hundred percent of its land territory is land area. Apart from the access to the sea (about 12 nm)[2], Libya has no water resources on land, which consists to more than 90%[3] of desert or semi-desert. Libyan climate ranges from Mediterranean along the coast line to extremely dry in the interior when going south. Although the barren, flat and undulating plains allow only a limited amount of land (1.03% of total territory)[4] to be arable, Libya’s soil is hiding great richness. Most prominent natural resources are petroleum, natural gas and gypsum. Especially the first two natural resources are the main driving factor for the Libyan economy. Hydrocarbons contribute about 95% of export earning, 65% of the GDP and about 80% of government revenue.[5] It also due to the fossil matter, that Libya has also always enjoyed a fairly high international interest and relevance. Although the revolution of 2011, which has brought the old regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to a downfall, has empeded economic goals, it is also widely considered to be an unique opportunity entrepreneurial activity and thus economic growth.
The ethnic composition of the population is mainly given by Arabs, arabized Berbers, Tuareg and Tubu.[6] A vast majority of approximately 97% of the population[7] avows itself to the religion of the Islam (Sunni Muslim). Main national language is arabic.
Libyan politics have been marked by the Arabic spring that took place in 2011. It ended with the defeat of the old Libyan regime and the death of the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The ousted regime had been opposed by the National Transitional Council (NTC) that had formed in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. After the international recognition of the NTC as the governing body of Libya, an interim government has been officially inaugurated on the 24th of October 2011 with Abdel Rahim el Kib as the head of government.[8] The constituent assembly is supposed to be elected in the first half-year of 2012. </div>
Energy situation
Energy Supply
Electricity Supply
Total energy production (2009)[9]
| Energy source |
in ktoe |
in % |
|---|---|---|
| Coal and peat |
0 |
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| Crude oil |
73,983 |
84.9 |
| Oil products |
0 |
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| Natural gas |
12,984 |
14.9 |
| Nuclear |
0 |
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| Hydro |
0 |
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| Geothermal, solar, etc. |
0 |
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| Biofuels and waste |
168 |
0.002 |
| Electricity |
0 |
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| Heat |
0 |
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| Total1 |
87,136 |
100.00 |
1Due to roundings, the percentages may not add up to a hundred.
Energy Consumption
Energy Demand
Electricity Consumption
Electricity Grid
Renewable energy sources
Hydropower
Solar power
Biomass
Wind power
Key problems of the energy sector
Policy framework, laws and regulations
Institutional set up in the energy sector
Activities of other donors
References
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - World Factbook, Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012. Accessed: Feb 29, 2012. URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html
- ↑ ibid.
- ↑ ibid.
- ↑ ibid.
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - World Factbook, Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012. Accessed: Mar 14, 2012. URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html
- ↑ Auswärtiges Amt (German Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Last Updated: Feb, 2012. Accessed: Mar 14, 2012. URL: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Laenderinfos/01-Laender/Libyen.html
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - World Factbook, Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012. Accessed: Mar14, 2012. URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html
- ↑ Auswärtiges Amt (German Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Last Updated: Jan, 2012. Accessed: Mar 14, 2012. URL: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Laenderinfos/01-Laender/Libyen.html
- ↑ International Energy Authority, "2009 Energy Balance for Libyan Arab Jamahiriya", last updated: 2012. Accessed: Mar 14, 2012. URL: http://www.iea.org/stats/balancetable.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=LY
