Five electricity distribution companies for Nigeria don release separate statements to explain why their customers dey face power cuts and reduced supply for Lagos State, Abuja, Ogun State and other states. The companies blame the situation on shortfall from the national grid, technical faults and scheduled maintenance.
Ikeja Electric, wey dey cover plenty part of Lagos State, tell customers say reduced electricity supply hours across its network come from insufficient power allocation from the national grid. The company say e dey engage relevant stakeholders to improve supply, and e go share the electricity wey dey available as fairly as possible across the area wey e dey serve.
Ikeja Electric also issue similar notice on October 5, wey show say supply constraints don continue. Some communities inside its coverage area, including Ogba and environs, and FESTAC, reportedly experience outages wey last up to two days.
For Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) say technical fault cause outages wey affect several communities. The areas include Kado Fish Market, Life Camp Extension, Nizamiye Hospital, Diamond Court Estate, HUS Prime Estate, Decent Creation, Mab Global Estate and Idu Karmo.
AEDC say its technical team dey work to resolve the problem, and electricity restoration target na 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 19.
For Ogun State, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) link the reduced electricity supply to load restrictions on the Ota/Papalanto/Abeokuta 132kV transmission network.
