Total blackout halted Al-Hasawna fields and pumping stations; work continues to restore normal rates
Libya – Ahmed Al-Deeb, chair of the administrative committee of the Great Man-Made River Project Implementation and Management Authority, said the water supply cut resulted from the total blackout that hit large parts of the country and stopped all well fields in the Al-Hasawna system and the pumping stations.
Supplies to the west halted
Al-Deeb told Sputnik in exclusive remarks that the shutdown of the wells and pumping stations cut water supplies to the western region.
He said the Al-Hasawna fields feed the region through two main routes: the eastern route towards Sirte and Tripoli, and the central route supplying Bani Walid, Tarhouna and other areas as far as the Nafusa Mountains.
500,000 cubic metres towards Tripoli
Al-Deeb said technical teams had gradually restarted the wells, helping restore water supplies to the western region.
He added that water flowing into Tripoli is currently estimated at about 500,000 cubic metres, stressing that work continues to fully restore normal pumping rates to all areas served by the system.
Action from the first moments
He noted that steps taken by the authority from the first moments of the power cut helped gradually restart parts of the system, stressing that work will continue until the Great Man-Made River system returns to normal.
