Libya’s state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced on Friday a total electricity blackout for the country’s southern and central regions.
In a statement, GECOL promised to provide an explanation for them, but until earlier today, non was forthcoming.
In the same vein, the hours of power outages have increased in Ajdabiya city reaching six hours per day.
The director of the Medium Voltage Office of the General Electricity Company, Jumaa Al-Huni, said that the outages are caused by fuel and gas shortages.
He explained that the company is working to maintain power supply by implementing a load shedding program to avoid complete darkness.
He added that the hours of power outages would be reduced upon the arrival of gas and fuel supplies to the city’s power plant.