The infrastructure of the Libyan electric grid & the opportunities and obstculs of utlizing solar and wind Energies

Abstract

Renewable energy is the headline of almost all countries' development plans. Although there are many challenges facing the Libyan electric grid for utilizing renewable energies (solar & wind), such as lack of required legislation to manage the investment in the energy field and mismanagement in addition to several technical problems, there exist big and real chances. These changes include strong and long-hour sunlight, wide areas for installing solar plants in addition to the long coast for wind farms, and the good possibility of financing renewable projects. The main goal of this paper is to present and discuss the current infrastructure of the Libyan electric grid, particularly its weak and strong points and the most important chances and challenges of making use of renewable energies in Libya, especially solar and wind energies for securing the energy demand and energy security, saving money for sustainable development.