Supply disruptions and a collapsing power grid squeeze supplies — petrol crisis 90% under control
Libya – Major General Ali Al-Nuweisiri, deputy head of the Fuel Crisis Committee in the Government of National Unity, said the southern region has suffered the most from the fuel crisis for many years because solutions have not been put in the right context.
Enough on paper — a missing channel in distribution
Al-Nuweisiri said, in a phone interview on Libya Al-Ahrar TV’s bulletin broadcast from Turkey that Al-Marsad followed, that the volumes reaching the Sebha oil depot are sufficient “on paper” according to specialists, but the crisis lies in a “missing channel” within the depot’s distribution mechanism, which falls outside the committee’s remit.
Electricity takes most diesel shipments
He said the diesel problem has become a nationwide crisis across Libya because of the collapse of the public electricity grid, with most imported shipments diverted to run power stations, leaving only very small quantities for the public and private sectors that do not cover local market needs.
He added that this situation has helped create an “attractive black market” that has harmed vital sectors, including fishermen.
Disruptions in external supplies
Al-Nuweisiri said the committee’s contacts with supply officials at Brega and the National Oil Corporation had revealed disruption and irregularity in external supplies, which he described as a global crisis that coincided with the electricity grid’s failure and worsened the situation. He stressed that the absence of a black market would have reduced the scale of the damage.
Petrol crisis 90% under control
By contrast, the committee’s deputy head reassured the public about petrol availability, saying the crisis is 90% under control in Tripoli and the western and central regions.
He stressed that the diesel file needs a serious stand and intensified efforts, noting that the ministry is continuing its work and preparing firm measures against traders and speculators on the black market.
