Kaduna Electric blames power outage on low power allocation
Kaduna Electric blames power outage on low power allocation
By Godwin Ekosin, Kaduna
Management of Kaduna Electric, the operator of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), has attributed the current intermittent interruption of power supply in the Company’s franchise area to low power allocation from the national grid.
The development was said to have been orchestrated by the vandalism of gas pipelines and other oil facilities in the South-south and South-west regions of the country.
Chief Engineering and Technical Services Officer of the company, Engineer Bello Musa, stated this in Kaduna while fielding questions from journalists.
He further revealed that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), had equally announced a drastic shortfall in the national power generation and mandated all distribution companies, including Kaduna Electric, to maintain limited power allocation.
He also disclosed that the Distribution Companies are also being directed at short notice to further drop load to avert complete system collapse, hence, the power rationing embarked upon by the Company. “The frequency in the national grid has been fluctuating and highly unstable lately”, he affirmed.
“Kaduna Electric was allocated only 181 megawatts today for distribution in Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States, the operational territory of the Company as against 410 megawatts that was hitherto being allocated to the Company,” commented.
He expressed confidence that the federal Government will soon bring to an end the menace of vandalism of gas pipelines and other oil facilities.
He solicited for the understanding and cooperation of the Company’s customers and regretted the inconveniences the supply instability is causing their customers. According to him, “in view of this development, we wish to notify our valued customers that there will be intermittent interruption to power supply. These are not deliberate acts and are caused by circumstances beyond our control. We sincerely regret the inconveniences and hardship this is causing our customers”.
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