The Libyan National Accord government said that the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar cut off a gas line valve south of the capital, Tripoli, which led to a complete blackout of large areas in western and southern Libya.
In a statement published on Friday on his official page on Facebook, the media center for the Anger Volcano operation of the Al-Wefaq government forces said that Haftar forces closed the gas pipeline yesterday in the area of Sidi Al-Sayeh, south of Tripoli, and this line feeds power stations south and west of the capital.
The center added that it resulted in complete darkness that affected the cities of Tripoli, Misrata and other cities in the south, which are under the control of Haftar's forces.
For its part, the Libyan General Electricity Company said that the closing of the gas pipeline valve in the region of Sidi Al-Sayeh had caused the loss of 1,000 megawatts of electricity, and described the situation of the electricity grid tragically, confirming that this situation will continue until the gas pipeline valve south of Tripoli is reopened.
She added that she is working since yesterday evening to rebuild the electricity network, noting in this regard to the return of gas units in power stations located in Al-Zawiya, the western mountain (west) and Ubari (south).
The valve cut-off comes days after the loyalists of the Al-Hasouneh system for the industrial river that supplied the Libyan capital with water were closed.
The Anatolia news agency said today that the neighborhoods of the capital, Tripoli, are currently experiencing power outages, as well as outages.
Libyan websites had said that the mayor of Al-Shweref Municipality (center) appointed by the government loyal to Haftar in the Libyan east was the one who closed the water pumping system to pressure the Al-Wefaq government to release his brother who was captured in battles south of Tripoli.
The Al-Wefaq government says that the frequent cut-off of water and electricity by Haftar loyalists is part of the war waged by the retired brigade that has been attacking Tripoli for more than a year.
It is noteworthy that loyalists to the successor of Haftar have been blocking for months the oil fields and export ports, which caused a loss of billions of dollars.