By John Ikani
The Abuja Electricity Distribution, (AEDC) has provided an explanation for the power interruptions experienced in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
As of Wednesday morning, power had not been restored in some areas of Abuja, after an outage on Monday night.
In a statement, the AEDC management attributed the situation to “the annual maintenance on its 2X15 Mega Volt Ampree (MVA) B52 Injection Substation.”
The AEDC indicated that “Wuse II, Aminu Kano Crescent, Kumasi, Libreville, Buchanan Crescent, Agadez Street, Parakou Crescent, and FCDA Quarters would be affected by the outage.”
The company listed other areas that would be affected by the outage to include; “FERMA Headquarters, NEMSA Office, Dar-Es-Salam Street, Lingu Crescent, and environs.”
Similarly, it said “the 132 Kilo Volt (kV) Gwagwalada-Apo Line 1 in Abuja would be out of supply to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to carry out maintenance on the line between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday.”
Areas and customers that would be affected by the outage, according to the AEDC, include; “Games Village, National Stadium, Eye Clinic, Galadimawa, Suncity Estate, Kabusa Gardens, Human Rights Radio, Parts of Lokogoma, Trade More Estate (Lugbe), Aco Estate, Aso Estate, Lugbe Across, Railway Station, Karmajiji, Kuchigoro Villages, EFCC, Coca-Cola, Utako District, and Wuye District.“
While the company regretted the inconvenience caused, it assured customers that the power interruption was intended to ensure better service delivery.
