The Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund discussed airport works in four cities and service networks in Benghazi with Turkish companies. Officials also agreed to prepare a citywide plan tied to 20,000 housing units.
Before any airport work could start, officials needed to clear procedural hurdles. A Ground News report published on 15 October 2026 described meetings between the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund and representatives of two Turkish companies. The talks covered airport upgrades, then turned to Benghazi infrastructure and services for a major housing project.
Saad Al-Zwai, Director of the Projects Department at the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund, held separate meetings with representatives of the two companies. They discussed construction and development of control towers and airstrips in Tobruk and Kufra. Sabha and Ghat were also on the agenda. The parties considered difficulties to resolve before work could begin.
Benghazi planning ties housing to essential services
The meetings also covered water and sewage networks in Benghazi. Plans include lifting stations and treatment stations intended to improve basic services. At the instruction of the Fund's Director-General, the parties agreed to prepare a comprehensive plan for the city. It is meant to account for urban expansion and Benghazi's future needs.
Officials discussed drinking-water delivery mechanisms alongside infrastructure for a project covering 20,000 housing units. The planned network and basic facilities are intended to serve the project's beneficiaries. That target sits against a much larger shortage: Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah put Libya's housing deficit at about 800,000 units during a national dialogue on housing and mortgage finance on 6 July 2026, according to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Its report said housing construction depends on roads and electricity networks. Water and sewage networks are also needed, along with communications links. Financing remains a challenge. So do building materials and prepared land.
Airport work remains in the preparation stage
For the airports, discussions focused on procedures for developing control towers and airstrips across the four locations. Officials also addressed difficulties that must be worked through before construction starts. No start date or completion schedule was provided.
At a UN Security Council meeting on 14 October 2026, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Hanna Serwaa Tetteh called for fuller implementation of the Unified Development Programme. She said it would improve coordination of public spending and development investment across the country. People, particularly in the south, continued to face fuel shortages. Electricity shortages persisted as well, according to the Security Council meeting transcript.
A separate Benghazi visit by a Maltese delegation addressed academic and trade links, as noted in an earlier report. Those talks were separate from the Fund's infrastructure agenda.
