Power outage as national grid collapses again

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- The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has attributed the recent power outage to the system collapse of the National Grid

- The outage which occurred on Sunday, July 8, affected Ajah, Akangba and Agbara transmission stations

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has attributed the current power outage on its network to what it called system collapse of the National Grid.

Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications of the company, said on Monday, July 9, that the outage which occurred about 2.27 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, affected Ajah, Akangba and Agbara transmission stations.

According to him, the cause of the system collapse is still unknown.

The general manager, however, assured customers that they would be updated as soon as the company received supply from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

Idemudia said gradual restoration of power supply had started.

“Though gradual restoration has commenced but a large part of the network are still without power supply.

“The situation is being monitored and the power restoration will be done as soon as the situation normalises. We regret any inconveniences caused by the outage,” he said in a statement.

In a previous report by NAIJ.com, members of the House of Representatives met on Wednesday, June 27, to deliberate on and condemned the excessive and estimated billing by electricity distribution companies in the country while accusing DisCos of fraud.

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The Reps also accused the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the regulator of the power sector, of colluding with the Discos or being helpless while Nigerians were being ripped off, The Punch reports.

The session, led by a member of the House representing Osun state, Ajibola Famurewa, was focused on the “need to curb excessive electricity charges being levied on the consumers by Discos.”

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