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A decisive step toward building a modern, independent regulator equipped to guide Libya’s electricity sector into a transparent, efficient, and sustainable future.
Project Overview
The Operational Plan for the New Electricity Regulator establishes the practical blueprint for launching and running Libya’s independent regulatory authority. The plan defines the institutional structure, operational processes, staffing requirements, and core regulatory functions necessary for the regulator to carry out its mandate effectively. It serves as the foundational document guiding the regulator’s first years of operation and ensuring its readiness to oversee a modernised electricity sector.
This work was led by Faez Alghadamisi, Senior Advisor for Restructuring and Digital Transformation, providing national institutions with the technical, organisational, and digital frameworks required to operationalise an effective and transparent electricity regulator.
Summary
Following the drafting of the Electricity Law and the decree establishing the regulator, this project focused on turning the legal framework into a functional, operational institution. The plan outlines how the regulator will execute its responsibilities, including tariff oversight, licensing, market monitoring, consumer protection, dispute resolution, data governance, and performance evaluation.
It provides detailed recommendations on internal departments, operational workflows, technical competencies, staffing plans, and resource needs. The plan also includes a phased approach for institutional development, ensuring the regulator can grow its capacity while maintaining independence and transparency.
Importantly, the operational plan defines the regulator’s relationship with GECOL, REAOL, the Ministry of Electricity, private investors, and consumers, ensuring clear communication channels and well-defined decision-making processes.
Key Achievements
Developed a complete operational blueprint for Libya’s independent electricity regulator
Defined internal structure, departments, and functional divisions
Established key regulatory processes including licensing, tariff review, and compliance monitoring
Created guidelines for staff recruitment, training, and institutional capacity-building
Defined stakeholder engagement mechanisms with utilities, ministries, and consumers
Ensured alignment with international regulatory standards and practices
Impact
Enabled the regulator to begin operations with a clear and functioning governance model
Strengthened sector transparency, accountability, and oversight
Improved investor confidence through predictable regulatory processes
Enhanced consumer protection through clear rules and complaint-handling systems
Supported the transition to an unbundled, modern electricity sector
Built long-term institutional capacity to guide sector reform and modernization
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Green Power Associate supports governments and regulatory authorities in developing operational plans, institutional structures, regulatory frameworks, and capacity-building programs.
Our experts help establish effective regulators that promote transparency, ensure fair competition, protect consumers, and guide the energy sector toward long-term sustainability.
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