Libya Herald reports that Deputy Prime Minister in charge of energy issues, Awad al-Barasi [Awad Albarasi], has called on Italian companies to invest in renewable energy projects in Libya, and in a trans-Mediterranean electricity cable project between Libya and Italy.
Barasi, who was Electricity Minister in the previous Kib administration, was speaking at the opening session of the Italy-Libya Economic Forum in Rome.
He urged Italian firms to take part in Libyan development projects, which he said were worth more than $100 billion.
(Source: Libya Herald)
