Libyan fighting spills over to ensnare electric grid, leaving parts of the country in the dark.. UPI/Amru Taha TRIPOLI, Libya, Jan. 2 (UPI) — Power shortages that came as a result of fighting in and around the Libyan port city of Ras Lanuf are expected to continue, an electric company said. Two power plants that combine to produce about 500 megawatts of power are down because of fighting in the region, the General Electric Company of Libya said. The restive city of Benghazi this week suffered a full-scale power outage because of poor weather conditions and the electric company said much of western Libya can expect power outages to endure. Power shortages have been chronic since civil war ended in late 2011. Lingering fighting, which has escalated in recent weeks, has pushed the country to the brink of full-scale war, the U.N. Support Mission in Libya warned. In the […]