By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.
Tripoli, 12 November 2013:
Workers at the Mellitah oil and gas complex are staging a 72-hour protest against the . . .[restrict]ongoing occupation of the complex by Amazigh protestors, and have warned of possible power cuts in the west of Libya.
The employees said in a statement that this industrial action would result in the suspension of gas supplies to power plants on the coastal and mountain cities, from Ras Ejdir to Misrata, including the power station of Zawia, Tripoli South power station, and Khoms, Misrata and Ruwais power stations. It warned of a potential total loss of power to these areas unless immediate action was taken.
The statement, addressed to Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and the Libyan people, said the Amazigh protest, which closed part of the Mellitah complex over a week ago, had provoked the strike. It urged Zeidan to urgently take action, “given the seriousness of the situation and its repercussions on the country’s essential utilities.” [/restrict]
