By Sami Zaptia.
London, 9 July 2016:
The Man-made River Authority (MMRA) announced that water pressure to Tripoli has risen today after a recent decline.
The MMRA said that the water pressure had fallen to 295,000 cubic meters during the week after numerous power cuts in the south of Libya had caused the water wells in its Hasawna water fields, located near Sebha, to fail.
It said that water pressure had risen today to around 340,000 cubic meters from the normal 540,000 cubic meters pumped to Tripoli.
It will be recalled that water cuts to Greater Tripoli, the most populous area of Libya, have occurred quite often since the 2011 revolution due to power cuts disabling MMRA water pumps in the south.
The overwhelming amount of costal Libya’s water is pumped from MMRA water wells in the south of the country.
This latest water cut does not seem to be as widespread as previous ones. A number of residents in Tripoli contacted by Libya Herald said that they had not noted any problems with their water supply.
Meanwhile, wide power cuts continue on and off across Libya as the various power stations continue to struggle to operate at full capacity. The sooner that GECOL announces the start-up of a certain unit at a particular power station, then they announce the failure or shutdown of another for urgent maintenance.
Today the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced that today’s power cuts will average about 7.6 hours.
