By Libya Herald staff.
Tripoli, 21 January 2014:
The country could be facing power cuts following the temporary closure of Sarir . . .[restrict]power station in the south of the country, according to the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL).
The Sarir power station, which normally produces 450 megawatts, was closed on Sunday as the security situation in the region continued to deteriorate. The move followed the killing of three soldiers in an ambush in the area on Saturday.
Armed clashes in Zahra have further affected electricity supplies, after power lines linking Zahra and South Tripoli power stations were cut, GECOL said. The oil-powered Zahra power station is now running at reduced capacity.
GECOL spokesman Lutfi Ghoma told the Libya Herald that the problems at these plants would directly effect Tripoli and Benghazi which, he said, were the cities that used the most electricity in the country. [/restrict]
