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In Nigeria, power cuts paralyse shops and hospitals

By , based on P.M. News

In Nigeria, power cuts paralyse shops and hospitalsIllustrative image · Absam003

Nigeria’s electricity output has fallen to a fraction of national capacity, plunging Lagos and Abuja into darkness for long hours. Small businesses are struggling to afford fuel for generators, according to P.M. News, which denounces the deadlock between the government and distributors.

In Nigeria, repeated power cuts are paralysing shops and hospitals in Lagos and Abuja alike. According to P.M. News, electricity output has fallen to a fraction of national capacity, and millions of residents are regularly left without power.

Small traders, including hairdressers, tailors, cold-room operators and internet café owners, are seeing their business collapse because the cost of fuel for their generators is too high. Hospitals and schools also depend on noisy generators. Faced with complaints, regulators and electricity companies cite gas shortages, faulty infrastructure and repeated grid collapses, while tariffs continue to rise.

On 9 November, 25 of 33 power plants were offline and the grid was capped at 1,232 megawatts.

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