Sahara Reporters·3 min read·medium
Group Condemns Prolonged Aba Blackout, Calls For End To Electricity Monopoly, Urgent Govt Intervention
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The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) has criticized the prolonged power outage in Aba, Nigeria, caused by a gas supply disruption to the Geometric Power Plant. The group argues that the blackout highlights the dangers of a monopolistic electricity market and calls for urgent structural reforms.
According to FENRAD, the blackout began at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 31, following a disruption in natural gas supply to the 188-megawatt Geometric Power Plant located in the Osisioma Industrial Layout.
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