As part of the sanctions proposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Nigerian government has halted power supply to neighbouring Niger Republic.
Niger rarely experiences power outages, but it depends heavily on Nigeria for electricity.
Some cities in Niger Republic are experiencing rolling blackouts due to the country’s coup last week.
The power is only on for roughly an hour for Niamey, Maradi, and Zinder residents before being shut off for up to five hours.
According to Nigelec, the electricity organization of Niger, the power cuts result from Nigeria halting supply to its northern neighbour.
However, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has declined to comment on the power cuts in Niger.
But a BBC source said the supply to Niger was cut on Tuesday following a directive from the Bola Tinubu-led government.
Sanctions have been placed on Niger by the West African trading bloc ECOWAS due to the coup, but it is unclear if these measures cover electrical supplies.
The democratically elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, was deposed by his own presidential guards who were stationed outside his palace last week.
Also, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, commander of the presidential guard, was appointed president while the constitution was suspended.
