00:00In Tripoli, shoppers are turning to their mobile phone flashlights as power cuts plunge grocery stores into darkness.
00:07Libya is facing its worst crisis in years, with severe fuel shortages disrupting daily life.
00:13As summer heat peaks, millions struggle to keep homes, cars and businesses running.
00:22The power cuts caused me a lot of problems, especially with food products.
00:27Fridges broke down as well.
00:28I had two that got broken.
00:31This disrupted our business and prevented us from offering many food products.
00:40Libya sits on 48 million barrels of proven oil, producing 1.5 million barrels a day and targeting 2 million.
00:49Yet it imports two thirds of its fuel needs.
00:52The electricity crisis in Libya is complex because part of electricity generation depends on fuel.
00:58In Libya, it is well known that a large portion of fuel is imported from abroad.
01:03This is where the major problem emerges.
01:06The credit required for imports.
01:08Many locals and international reports refer to audits showing that a large share of the fuel does not reach the
01:14Libyan power stations.
01:16Rather, it's diverted to smuggling networks outside the country or even within the country for the benefit of other parties.
01:22Meanwhile, motorists across western and central Libya are facing kilometer long queues at petrol stations, with drivers waiting hours for
01:31fuel as shortages deepen.
01:33You can end up waiting an entire day in a queue in front of a petrol station just to get
01:3710 or 15 litres of fuel, or simply to fill up the tank.
01:43Experts and UN officials blame corruption, weak governance and years of neglect at power plants.
01:49Libya has been politically divided since the 2011 fall of Muammar Gaddafi, with rival administrations in Tripoli and Benghazi still
01:59competing for power.
02:03Locality is a standalone to Tower militia power.
02:03Episode 66
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