Babel: Translating the Middle East
A Mezze: Power Plays
May 9, 2023
Suffering from electricity and water shortages, communities in Libya resort to power plays and acts of intimidation to access basic services. The podcast explores the impact on water access and electricity grid after armed individuals disrupted the great manmade river control center.
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- Armed groups in Libya have resorted to sabotaging water infrastructure, causing severe water shortage and deprivation in several cities.
- Sabotaging electricity infrastructure as a means of pressure can lead to total blackouts in cities, exacerbating the electricity crisis.
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Sabotage of Great Man-Made River control center disrupts water access
In 2019, armed individuals forcibly entered the Great Man-Made River (GMMR) control center in Braka Shalti, Libya, and switched off the system, cutting off water access for several cities, including Tripoli. Despite efforts to restore water wells, subsequent attacks and sabotage complicated the situation.
