On Monday, the cabinet agreed in an online meeting to end the energy emergency it had declared 10 days ago to cope with the effects of the indefinite strike.

The government said that it took the decision after the Independent Union of Goods Drivers suspended its strike on 15 August and the larger National Union of Hazardous Goods Drivers did the same three days later, as well as favourable developments seen during the energy crisis at filling stations that had been designated as part of a “strategic network”.

The energy crisis was declared on 9 August, for the period from midnight that day midnight on 21 August – this Wednesday.

As well as the strategic network and fuel rationing, emergency measures included exclusive filling stations for priority entities and vehicles of the armed forces, police, civil protection organisations, ambulances and public transport. Police and soldiers were also drafted in to assures supplies to some key infrastructure.

During the crisis, the public was limited to 15 litres of fuel per purchase at strategic filling stations and 25 at others. Those limits have now been lifted.