Twisted Deal Reveals Turkey's Ambitions for Libya's Wealth

Ankara has previously revealed that a Turkish company is preparing to send a technical team to Tripoli to supply it with electrical energy, along with many Libyan regions. This is supposed to be done through a floating fleet of power plants, while revenues are expected to reach billions.

Sky News reported that the Turkish company stated that the infrastructure would be evaluated to be able to submit an integrated proposal on the new deal, revealing its intention to continuously sell electricity to Tripoli, even if the local power stations were fixed.

The Turkish company’s plans come after a visit by a high-ranking Turkish ministerial delegation last month in Tripoli, where they had discussions with officials of the Government of National Accord regarding the implementation of huge projects in Tripoli.

It is worth noting that the company said that its stations will use Libyan fuel and gas to be able to sell electricity to Tripoli.

These steps reveal the Turkish aspirations of the Libyans' wealth by plunging Libya into the chaos of terrorism and weapons to prolong the crisis and ultimately achieve its agenda.

To achieve these ambitions, Turkey started taking concrete steps to consolidate its influence in the Libyan West, as it penetrated Tripoli and the rest of the militia-controlled areas.

In the same context, the Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj held a meeting to discuss the return of Turkish companies and investments to Libya.

The meeting discussed infrastructure projects that were to be implemented by Turkish companies and were not completed due to the conflicts since 2011.

Among the most prominent projects that were discussed during the meeting were electricity and energy projects, in addition to new projects that are supposed to contribute to providing effective and fast services to Libyan citizens.

Turkey and Libya

Libya has been mired in chaos since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that killed longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Turkey is implementing a military deployment to Libya to shore up the UN-backed government while Haftar is backed by Egypt, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates.