By Abubakar Yunusa
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) say power supply disruption in Lagos is caused by a “fault in transmission infrastructure” of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), leading to load shedding.
The DisCos — Ikeja and Eko electricity distribution companies (IKEDC and EKDC) — spoke in separate statements on Monday.
Load shedding is a controlled, temporary interruption of electricity supply to specific areas to prevent a total blackout when electricity demand exceeds supply, ensuring the stability of the power grid.
“This is to kindly update you that we are still experiencing reduced power allocation from our TCN partners due to faults on the 330kV lines feeding the Lagos region,” EKEDC said.
“The situation has resulted in the continued load-shedding across our network leading to the current power situation you are experiencing.
“Rest assured that we are taking all necessary steps to address the situation as we work closely with TCN and other partners to resolve the issue and ensure a more stable power supply soonest.”
Also, IKEDC said “there has been a significant load shedding exercise across Ikeja Electric’s franchise areas due to a fault on a transmission infrastructure. This has resulted in widespread power supply disruptions and instability.”
The DisCo said the TCN engineers are currently working tirelessly to resolve the issue and ‘restore normal power supply as soon as possible”.
On March 7, DisCos reported a widespread system disturbance that disrupted power supply across their networks, thereby affecting supply.
The development followed the invasion of IKEDC’s office by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel over the disconnection of electricity at Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, Lagos state.
The disconnection was reportedly over a N4 billion debt owed to the DisCo by the NAF base in Ikeja.
The IKEDC later said it reached an agreement with the NAF over the settlement of the debt.
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