The power plant will occupy an area of 200 hectares (400acres) and construction has been entrusted to a Chinese company. Upon completion,it will reinforce the electricity network of the city of Kufra, which is currently supplied by a thermal power plant consisting of 3 units of 25 MW each. The power plant has been out of service for several months due to a fuel supply problem following the unrest in this North African country. Two of the three units of the thermal power plant have recently been rehabilitated.