According to a formal statement issued by the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) PLC, as Chronicle NG learned.
AEDC “wishes to notify its esteemed customers in Kubwa, Deidei, Parts of Gwarimpa, Bwari, Dutse, Bazango, Suleja, Abuja Steel, Madalla, Zuma, Jiwa, Jere and its environs that the power outage they are currently experiencing is due to an urgent maintenance exercise on the 132kV Katampe – Dawaki Transmission Line between 11 am and 4 pm today 3rd April 2023.
All responsible stakeholders are currently working hard to restore the power supply soonest.
We regret any inconvenience caused.”
The erratic electricity supply in the FCT, according to the electricity distribution company, is caused by production facilities not providing enough power to the business.
The company was forced to adopt load reduction instructions across its division in order to handle the situation for grid security.
