Lagos, Nigeria – Di people wey dey reside for some parts of Lagos state go need to prepare dia minds for serious power wahala wey go start from July 28 to August 21, 2025. Na di Ikeja Electric Plc wey drop di big news for X, say di Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) go do some maintenance work for di Omotosho – Ikeja West 330kV transmission line.
Wetin this maintenance mean for Lagos residents? E mean say dem go experience partial power out for 25 days, abi na 25 nights better dry season wey fit bring more palm wine plans? According to di distribution company, dis maintenance go affect power supply for areas like Ojodu, Oke-Ira, Agidingbi, Omole Phase 1 & 2, Iju, Berger, Magodo (Phase 1 & 2), Ketu, Oregun, Ojota, Agege, Ifako, Abule Egba, Ojo, Ikeja, Oshodi, Ayobo, Alimosho, Ogba, Alausa, and Ejigbogo.
Plus, no forget say di Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) also don talk say dia customers go feel di heat as well, but dem no drop di exact neighborhoods wey go suffer di irregular power supply. Dem dey more for di Island side like Victoria Island, Lekki, Apapa, Festac, and Surulere. E be like say na some people go chop di biggest portion of di wahala.
Di real gist be say dis outage na because of di scheduled maintenance wey fit lead to load shedding across di networks. Dem wan upgrade operations for di Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV area, seen as di backbone of power transmission for Nigeria light market. E connect di Omotosho Power Station for Ondo State to di Ikeja West, wey be di main hub for Lagos power supply. Talk about critical infrastructure, eh!
Ikeja Electric and EKEDC don tell di residents make dem adjust dia daily plans if dem go fit survive di blackout season. As e be now, during di day from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, dem go dey see blackout because of di maintenance. Na dis kind serious scheduling wey fit mess up people wey dey run business during di peak power hour.
So, Lagos padi, make you sharp up and plan ahead! No let dem catch you off guard, when di light waka comot, you go dey use dia generator dey sprinkle small power for your house and hope say e go fit keep di palm wine cold!
