Mitsubishi Corporation announced it has officially opened a demonstration solar facility in Tripoli, Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya). The solar power facility was installed as a demo project on the campus of Al Fateh University (the largest in Libya). This is a donation is part of a program being carried out by the University in cooperation with Mitsubishi Corporation in order to stimulate applied field study of new energy. Mitsubishi wants to contribute to the society in the mid and long-term.

The demo solar facility in Libya.

The facility consists of a solar power generation device, simulation, monitoring and data processing equipment. It allows field analysis to be carried out involving power generation and climate conditions. Libya has favorable insolation, making solar energy and abundant source of power.

Data obtained through the demo facility, as well as the company's know-how, is going to contribute to raising the level of academic studies at the University, but also to promoting clean energy as the future source of electricity.

Libya is trying to diversify its energy generation portfolio in the future. Even though the country has rich oil and gas deposits, the introduction of renewable energy sources is a long-term strategy that will help the country achieve this goal, as well promote renewable energy in the region.
Additionally, development of solar energy in Libya and neighboring countries will create pre-conditions for the eventual execution of the DESERTEC project, in which all Saharan countries will play a major role.