Gambian Leader Vows Power Boost After Violent Blackout Protests
Barrow promised a 24-megawatt unit by October and a 50-megawatt solar plant as outages lasting up to 48 hours fueled unrest.
- Gambian President Adama Barrow pledged to install a 24-megawatt generation plant by the end of October and to begin construction on a 50-megawatt solar power plant soon to improve the country's electricity supply.
- Violent protests erupted in Banjul and nearby cities, with demonstrators burning tyres and blocking roads, demanding Barrow's resignation due to prolonged power outages.
- Barrow declared the rolling blackouts, lasting up to 48 hours, a national security emergency, visited affected areas and NAWEC facilities to address the crisis, and assured Gambians the government is treating the situation with urgency.
- NAWEC's managing director attributed the blackouts to high temperatures, increased electricity demand, climate change, and the US-Israel war on Iran, asking for patience from Gambians.
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Gambia's Barrow Declares Power Crisis a National Emergency After Blackout Protests
GAMBIA · SOCIETY Key Facts —The emergency President Adama Barrow has declared The Gambia’s prolonged electricity crisis a national emergency and promised new generation capacity as protests over rolling blackouts intensify. —The blackouts Some communities have gone without power for up to 48 hours during the hot season. The state utility, the National Water and […]
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Gambian President Declares Power Emergency Amid Protests
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