'We've run out of earthly solutions': Inside Libya's electricity crisis

'We've run out of earthly solutions': Inside Libya's electricity crisis Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 13:07 As blackouts spark protests, a decade of fractured governance, underinvestment and corruption has left an oil and gas-rich nation unable to keep its lights on Libya produces more than 1. 3 million barrels of oil a day and has a population of just over 7. 5 million (MEE graphic) Off Earlier this month, Al Robyan, one of Tripoli's most popular seafood restaurants, made an unusual offer: a table laden with seafood in exchange for "some fuel for the generator".