No fewer than 14 communities in Ogun State are currently experiencing power outages, which Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, has attributed to technical faults in power installations.
The spokesperson of IBDC, Busolami Tunwase, confirmed this to The PUNCH in a phone chat conversation on Wednesday.
According to the DisCo, a faulty breaker on the Ijoko 33kV feeder had on Tuesday plunged customers in some parts of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government of Ogun in darkness.
Some of the affected communities are Sango, Gasline, Oyero, Onipetesi, Agoro, Olowoagolo, Okunola estate, Lagos/Abeokuta road, Elerinko, Shoprite, Abule-Iroko and others.
“Kindly note that due to a faulty breaker on the Ijoko 33KV feeder, customers in the following communities: Sango, Gasline, Oyero, Onipetesi, Agoro, Olowoagolo, Okunola estate, Lagos/Abeokuta road, Elerinko, Shoprite, Abimbola estate, Abule-iroko, Sango market, Ijoko Abule and environs are experiencing power outage,” IBEDC said.
While apolgising to customers, the DisCo explained, “Our technical team is working with Transmission Company of Nigeria to ensure power supply is restored.”
Earlier, the distribution company disclosed that a technical fault on the Sobi 33kV feeder, Gambari, Sobi Barracks and Sobi Specialist 11kV feeders affected some areas in Kwara State, including Apalara, Oke-Fomoh, Madi, Ogundale, Owode Kekere, Oloje Husing Estate, Gbaako, Oko Olowo, Sobi Barracks, Alagbado, Gambari, Okelele, Sefura, Dada and environs.
However, the company spokesperson told our correspondent that the technical fault in Kwara had been fixed.
Meanwhile, The PUNCH reports that the lingering low power supply occasioned by gas shortages nationwide has yet to be rectified.
On Tuesday, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company informed its customers again that the current limited supply being experienced “is due to low allocation from the grid resulting from gas shortages to the generating companies”.
In the same vein, the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company apologised to its customers.
“We deeply apologise for the current limited supply you are experiencing. This is a result of the low allocation stemming from gas shortages to the generating companies.
“Please be assured that we are working with all relevant stakeholders to restore normalcy within the shortest possible time. Once again, we ask that you kindly bear with us during this difficult time,” the PHED stated.
It could be recalled that Nigerians have since January complained of blackouts, which stakeholders in the electricity value chain blamed on gas constraints.
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had repeatedly promised to address the issue.
