Employees at Libya’s Electricity General Authority have been trying to use all short ceasefires or temporary halting of violence to fix some of the serious damage to the power grid and power plants all around Tripoli.
Since the beginning of the fighting on April 4, the capital has lost access to power, as the forces have been hitting key overhead power cables, according to the electricity authority.
“Power has gone off completely from some areas in Tripoli due to violent clashes,” the authority said.
The workers were reported to have taken so many risks trying to fix the power grid and damaged cables, but results were rarely noticed.
All attempts to agree on ceasefires in Tripoli since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan sponsored by the United Nations seem to have failed, as all Libyan factions refuse to abide by one.
On Friday, Interior Minister Fathy Bashagha stressed that the Government of National Accord (GNA) will not accept any ceasefire before the Libyan National Army (LNA) withdraws from the western region.
The ongoing clashes have killed more than 440 people and displaced nearly 60,000 since they began on April 4, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN Security Council called Friday on warring Libyan parties to recommit to political talks and agree to a ceasefire as a month-long offensive on the capital showed no sign of ending.
