No fewer than 9 Ogun communities are at the moment experiencing energy outage because of the drop in energy era from the Egbin energy station.
The Ibadan Electrical energy Distribution Firm introduced this on its social media handles late on Thursday night time.
Based on the IBEDC, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, is likely one of the areas affected by the Egbin energy era drop.
Others are Sango, Ota, Ilaro, Ayetoro, Imeko, Mowe, Ibafo, and Magboro, all within the state.
“Because of the drop in era from the Egbin era station, prospects within the following communities: Sango, Ota, Ilaro, Ayetoro, Imeko, Mowe, Ibafo, Magboro, Abeokuta metropolis and environs are experiencing an influence outage,” the IBEDC introduced.
The distribution firm stated its technical staff was working with related stakeholders to make sure the restoration of the ability provide, even because it apologised for the inconvenience.
“Our technical staff is working with the related stakeholders to make sure energy provide is restored.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience,” the assertion concluded.
The PUNCH experiences that the IBEDC had on December 19, 2023, introduced that ongoing upkeep on the Egbin Energy Station led to zero load allocation from the Transmission Firm of Nigeria, plunging residents of Abeokuta metropolis into darkness.
Our correspondent recalled that the TCN stated the ability plant was shut down in December “to permit the Nigeria Fuel Firm (NGC) to take care of a linking fuel pipeline supplying fuel to Egbin Energy Station”.
On Christmas Day, the DisCo apologised for what it referred to as the extended outage at the moment being skilled within the Abeokuta metropolis and environs, whereas it knowledgeable of energy restoration on December 29.
The Egbin Energy Plant, which is alleged to be Nigeria’s largest thermal producing station in Lagos, contributes over 16 % of the whole electrical energy generated to the Nigerian Nationwide Grid, making it the heartbeat of energy and the biggest supplier of electrical energy to Africa’s most populated nation.