COUP: Nigeria Sanctions Niger, Cuts Off Electricity Supply

Date: 02-08-2023 7:44 pm (1 year ago) | Author: kacy lee
- at 2-08-2023 07:44 PM (1 year ago)
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Nigeria has sanctioned Niger Republic by cutting its electricity supply to the West African country.
 
This followed the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum by a military coup.
 
The revelation was made by a Niger power company source on Wednesday.
 
“Since yesterday, Nigeria has disconnected the high-voltage line transporting electricity to Niger,” a source at Niger’s power company Nigelec told AFP.
 
Niger depends on Nigeria for 70 percent of its power, buying it from the Nigerian company Mainstream, according to Nigelec, the country’s monopoly supplier.
 
The electricity is generated by the Kainji Dam in western Nigeria.
 
The capital Niamey has a local production source, but many districts suffered from frequent power cuts even before the coup.
 
Niger is hoping to achieve energy independence by building the Kandadji Dam on the Niger River, about 180 kilometres (110 miles) upstream from Niamey.
 
It is scheduled for completion in 2025, with a targeted annual capacity of 629 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
 
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, frequently ranking at the bottom of the UN’s Human Development Index, a benchmark of prosperity.
 
“The sanctions will hurt our country very much,” Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou said on Sunday on the French TV channel France24.


Posted: at 2-08-2023 07:44 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
- gogoman at 2-08-2023 10:10 PM (1 year ago)
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greed in Nigeria's system will never stop! how can u be selling electricity when we the people no enjoy am  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 2-08-2023 10:10 PM (1 year ago) | Grande Master
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- FloJoJo at 2-08-2023 11:52 PM (1 year ago)
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Quote from: gogoman on  2-08-2023 10:10 PM
greed in Nigeria's system will never stop! how can u be selling electricity when we the people no enjoy am  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

Ha ha ha. I don't know you can ever complain against Buhari (the blood sucking Fulani man) and thief Tinubu (the drug baron with a wet diaper) for not providing electricity to Nigerians. You and your cronies never see nothing yet Huh?
Posted: at 2-08-2023 11:52 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
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- Benti247 at 3-08-2023 04:56 AM (1 year ago)
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Cut off the rail line too. The North won't be happy though because Niger will hit them back during general elections in Nigeria by cutting off the supply of illegal voters to States in the North.
Posted: at 3-08-2023 04:56 AM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Liebesmith at 3-08-2023 01:25 PM (1 year ago)
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Quote from: gogoman on  2-08-2023 10:10 PM
greed in Nigeria's system will never stop! how can u be selling electricity when we the people no enjoy am  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Gogoman..this is just the beginning,,,and u will not see it coming…keep on supporting evil…..dummkopf
Posted: at 3-08-2023 01:25 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
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