Power Outage Shuts Down 92 Water Wells in Libya

The Man-Made River Authority's (MMR) General Administration of the Sarir Water System (Sarir – Tazerbo – Benghazi) reported a total power outage at the Sarir well field at 8:57 AM.

This resulted in the shutdown of 92 active wells at the Sarir field, which have a combined daily production capacity of 611,000 cubic meters of water.

The outage was caused by a trip in the 66kV transformers at the West Sarir Substation (220/66kV), which supplies power to the Sarir site and wells operated by the MMR.

The MMR said coordination is underway with the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) to expedite maintenance and repair the fault.

Meanwhile, the company’s maintenance and protection teams are currently conducting technical inspections and taking the necessary measures to restore power as soon as possible.

Restarting the Sarir wells, the MMR said, will commence immediately upon the restoration of power.