Nigeria has reportedly cut electricity sale to Junta-ruled Niger Republic to 46 megawatts from 80 megawatts.
The cut represents a 42 per cent reduction in power supply to the country.
Disclosing the situation, Niger’s Energy Minister, Haoua Amadou, stated that the measure has led the country’s electricity production to drop by 30 to 50 percent, and forced state-owned power company Nigelec to enforce planned power cuts that can last several days.
Nigeria suspended much of its electricity exports to the West African nation as part of regional sanctions against the junta that toppled civilian president Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023.
Nigeria has since resumed delivering electricity “but only providing 46 megawatts instead of the usual 80 megawatts”, Amadou revealed.
