总统Adama Barrow宣布该国长期的电力危机为国家紧急状态,并承诺增加发电量,此前随着12月总统大选临近,针对轮流停电的抗议活动不断加剧。\n\nBarrow呼吁公民对长期的停电保持冷静。他表示,该国在面对影响西非多个地区的电力危机时并不孤单。\n\n在Banjul及周边地区,示威者燃烧轮胎、设置路障,并呼吁Barrow辞职,此前一些社区在炎热季节经历了长达48小时的停电。\n\n警方使用催泪瓦斯驱散聚集在Barrow官邸和国家水电公司(National Water and Electricity Corporation)总部附近的抗议者。\n\nBarrow承诺在10月底前投入一台24兆瓦的发电机组。他还宣布了建设另一座50兆瓦太阳能发电厂的计划。电力供应商将这场危机归咎于气温飙升、气候变化以及更广泛的地缘政治动荡。
President Adama Barrow has declared the country's prolonged electricity crisis a national emergency and promised to increase power generation as protests over rolling blackouts intensify ahead of the December presidential election.
Barrow urged citizens to remain calm over prolonged power cuts. He said that the country is not alone in facing an electricity crisis that has affected several parts of West Africa.
Demonstrators in Banjul and surrounding areas burned tyres, erected roadblocks and called for Barrow to resign after some communities experienced outages lasting up to 48 hours during the hot season.
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters gathering near Barrow's residence and the headquarters of the National Water and Electricity Corporation.
Barrow has promised a 24-megawatt generation machine by the end of October. He announced plans for a further 50-megawatt solar power plant. The electricity provider has blamed soaring temperatures, climate change and wider geopolitical disruptions for the crisis.