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| Two explosions precede shutdown at Zawia power station |
| 2014-07-31 |
| [Libya Herald] Across Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... during the night two violent kabooms were heard just before General Electricity Company of Libya's (GECOL) station west of Zawia temporarily shutdown. "There was a loud kaboom around 2 am, followed soon after by another. Then the power went out,"one resident of Janzour told the Libya Herald. Power was knocked out from Tajoura, east of Tripoli, to Zuwara, 130 km away, from around 2 am until just after dawn this morning. The Ministry of Oil and Gas, on its social media site, said simply that there was a "problem" at the Zawia power station that led to a complete shut down. Repairs were made and power returned after about five hours. It did not explain the sound of the kaboom. Elsewhere, frustrations continue to mount about prolonged power outages. In Ain Zara today, residents blockaded streets with burning tyres because they had been without power for 24 hours. |
| Posted by:Fred |