Libya’s electrical grid faces a growing risk that could lead to widespread blackouts, after the General Electricity Company warned of the consequences of shutting down gas lines feeding power plants within the Mellitah oil complex, stressing that the continuation of this situation threatens the stability of the country’s electrical system.
The company explained that groups entering the Mellitah oil complex and shutting down gas lines directly threatened the continued operation of several electricity production units, significantly increasing the likelihood of these units going out of service, with rising risks of the electrical grid experiencing a complete blackout if the crisis continues without resolution.
The General Electricity Company confirmed that it disclaims all responsibility for any consequences resulting from the continued halt of necessary gas supplies for operating generation plants. It noted that the company emphasized the situation had reached an extremely dangerous stage, explaining that the continued drop in gas pressure could lead to generation units going out of service successively, which could cause the complete collapse of the electrical grid and a total blackout, unless urgent actions are taken to restore gas flow and resume supplying necessary fuel to power production plants.
The company stressed that the situation had reached an extremely dangerous stage, explaining that the continued drop in gas pressure could lead to generation units going out of service successively, which could cause the complete collapse of the electrical grid and a total blackout, unless urgent measures are taken to restore gas flow and resume supplying the necessary fuel to power production plants.