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Initials from the entity name. Click the row to open the full profile.General Electricity Company of LibyaGenerating electricity and heat — mostly by burning coal, gas, or oil. Libya
5 million
cars driven for a year
23.1 Mt CO₂e
Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — varies by species, climate and age of tree.
rising +3%/yr

🔥 General Electricity Company of Libya ranks #75 because its tracked power plants burn fossil fuels at scale.

How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner.How sure we are about the numbers — based on data coverage, recency and source agreement.Number of power plants or sites attributed to this entity in the Climate TRACE dataset.
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Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
#75 of 1649

General Electricity Company of Libya, based in Libya, generates electricity and heat, largely by burning fossil fuels. Climate TRACE attributes 18 high-emitting assets to it. Its largest tracked activities are electricity generation.

Burns coal, gas or oilFossil fuels are combusted in power stations to generate electricity.
Releases CO₂That combustion sends carbon dioxide straight into the atmosphere.
Traps heatExtra CO₂ thickens the greenhouse blanket, warming the planet.
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Power plants & sites behind it18 attributed assets · ownership split equally across listed owners

AssetSectorOwnershipAttributedConf.
Al Khums power stationPower100%3.7 Mtvery low
North Benghazi power stationPower100%2.6 Mtvery low
Misurata power stationPower100%2.6 Mtvery low
Western Mountain power plantPower100%2.1 Mtvery low
Sarir power stationPower100%1.9 Mtvery low
Tobruk power stationPower100%1.9 Mtvery low
Zueitina power stationPower100%1.8 Mtvery low
Sabha 2 power plantPower100%1.7 Mtvery low
Al Zawiya power stationPower100%1.3 Mtvery low
West Tripoli Thermal power stationPower100%1.2 Mtvery low
Gulf Steam power stationPower100%890.4 ktmedium
Ubari power stationPower100%535.3 ktvery low
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE — asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Power · reference year 2024
How it's allowed

Signals below are derived from emissions data and ownership coverage only — not from any legal or regulatory finding.

Permitted Emissions
These emissions appear to occur under existing permits and regulations. Operating legally is not the same as operating cleanly.
Fossil-Fuel Power Generation
Attributed emissions include fossil-fuel power generation, which is among the most carbon-intensive ways to produce electricity.
Rising Emissions Trend
Attributed emissions are rising (~3%/yr), moving in the wrong direction.
Low Measurement Confidence
Measurement confidence for this entity is low; figures are best-available estimates.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
This dataset contains no verified enforcement actions, lobbying records, subsidies, or litigation for this entity. Absence of evidence here is not evidence of compliance or of any violation.

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Trend
Getting worse▲ +2.9% rising
21.6 Mt23.3 Mt24.9 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are rising by about +2.9% per year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #75 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 23.1 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 5M cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a +0.3-point worsening adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
86 pts
Trend modifier
▲ +2.9% rising+0.3 pts
Data confidence
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.

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What we know · what we don't

What we know

  • Attributed emissions: 23.1 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 5M cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Power; primary country: Libya.
  • Evidence: 18 assets; ~100% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What we don’t

  • Exact ownership percentages — Climate TRACE lists owners but not stakes, so shared assets are split equally.
  • Indirect (supply-chain / financed / product-use) emissions are not included.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.