The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has completed the installation of 284 solar streetlights at Sebha airport in Libya.
This installation covers courtyards, car parks, internal roads of Sebha airport, and two other segments of the road linking the airport to the city centre.
The installation will provide light to the people living near the airport after power outages, allowing them to continue their activities after dark and serve more than 7,000 travelers arriving and departing from Sebha airport on a daily basis.
This is Phase-I of a major solar street lighting project that will see the installation of 1,070 solar-powered streetlights along 10 km at least, from the airport to Sebha, an oasis city in the southwestern region of the North African country.
The entire street lighting project is part of the Stabilisation Facility for Libya (SFL) a Libyan-led initiative supported by 14 international donors and implemented by UNDP with an aim to bridge the critical period of transition from the initial period of humanitarian relief towards mid-and long-term structural and sector-specific support.