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Nigeria electricity workers suspend strike that caused blackout

17 August 2022, 11:22 PM  |
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Electric wires are pictured in Ojuelegba district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria June 18, 2018.

Electric wires are pictured in Ojuelegba district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria June 18, 2018.

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Electric wires are pictured in Ojuelegba district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria June 18, 2018.

Workers at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have suspended a strike that began on Wednesday and caused a nationwide blackout, a workers union official said after a meeting with the government.

The grid capacity dropped to zero by 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) from 4 100 megawatts (MW) early on Wednesday, according to TCN. By 9:50 pm (20:50 GMT) capacity was at just 35 MW.

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) general secretary Joe Ajaero told Reuters the union would suspend the strike for two weeks after a meeting with TCN management and the minister of power.

“A committee chaired by the Minister of State for Power has been set up to work out modalities on resolution of the issues.

Power would be restored either this night or tomorrow in the morning,” Ajaero said.

NUEE had said in a notice to members that it was protesting against discriminatory promotion procedures at the state-owned transmission company and unfair labour practices in the power sector, among other grievances.

Nigeria’s 11 electricity distribution companies issued notices to clients on Wednesday saying that they were unable to supply power due to the strike.

Lagos-based Ikeja Electric, the largest distribution company, said: “We are currently experiencing disruption of power supply as most stations within our network have been shut down.”

On Tuesday, Nigeria’s national grid had a peak supply of 4 800 MW, the highest in many months but still far below what the country of 200 million people needs.

A majority of businesses and homes rely on diesel and petrol-powered generators while many more go without electricity

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