Power will be out for three hours in some parts of Delta State today, according to Nigeria’s power transmission company (TCN).
TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, explained on Tuesday that they need to fix some equipment at their Delta power station. The work will happen from 10 am to 1 pm on Wednesday.
“The maintenance aims to address a fault on the 132kV Delta1 busbar,” Mbah said.
“Consequently, the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) will not be able to offtake power to supply Agbarho/Eku, Otovwodo/Patani, Ughelli/Shell, Beta Glass, Aladja, Isoko/Kwale, and Imoniyame.
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“Additionally, customers on the 33kV Effurun, Enerhen, PTI, Sapele, Refinery 1, Refinery 2, and Warri feeders, which emanate from the Effurun Transmission Substation, will also be affected.”
TCN says they’re sorry for any problems this might cause and promises that power will come back on as soon as they finish the repairs.
A similar situation happened in Abuja last week. On January 3, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) announced that parts of the city won’t have electricity from January 6 to 21. AEDC said the blackout is because the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) needs to move some power equipment along a major expressway.