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Libya oil shutdown fuels expanding protests and power crisis
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Libya oil shutdown fuels expanding protests and power crisis
On 26 July 2026 the Libyan National Oil Corporation suspended operations halted production at the Milita industrial complex, fully shut the Elephant oil field and partially halted curtailed the Wafaa field. The loss of gas and fuel supplies triggered forced several power‑generating units offline, producing widespread electricity outages, crippling utilities, outages that crippled water‑well operations, transport and public services. Authorities warned of a domino effect across vital sectors and signaled they might invoke signalled the possible use of force‑majeure to protect remaining infrastructure. The following next day, 27 July 2026, July, protesters across Tripoli and western Libya organized erected roadblocks, shut down government offices and the state telecom operator, and gathered outside staged a sit‑in at the West Tripoli power station. The civil‑disobedience campaign, led Led by groups such as Souk Al‑Jumaa and the Tajoura Families and Youth Movement, demanded demonstrators called for the dissolution of Libya’s governing bodies and a total boycott the Government of National Unity and other state institutions, bodies, citing blackouts that had reached of up to ten hours per day. The General Electricity Company of Libya reinstated load‑shedding, while the Government of National Unity did not respond government offered no response. On 28 July the unrest intensified. Daily anti‑government rallies spread to Misrata and other western cities, now targeting Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s administration over prolonged power cuts, water shortages and soaring unemployment. Protesters disrupted natural‑gas supplies at the demonstrations. Melitah plant and forced a temporary 50 % cut in output at the El‑Feel oil complex, which normally produces about 90,000 bpd. Violent clashes erupted as demonstrators stormed ministries, seized key road arteries and faced security forces, with some local armed groups joining the protests. National Oil Corporation President Masoud Suleiman announced that operations were being restored, but the political and economic crisis remains unresolved.
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