Anambra Residents To Experience Five-Days Blackout

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc has announced a five-day power outage in some parts of Anambra State.

The organisation said the outage is to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria engineers to carry out maintenance on their facility.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh.

Ezeh added that as a result of the planned maintenance, the 60MVA power transformer at the GCM station will be shut down for the days the maintenance will last.

The statement read, “The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc wishes to inform her esteemed customers in Anambra State of a planned outage which will take place from December 2 to 6, 2023.

“The outage is to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria engineers to carry out maintenance on their facility.

“As a result of this planned maintenance, the 60MVA power transformer at the GCM station will be shut down for the days the maintenance will last.”

Ezeh noted, “This will mainly affect our customers under Ogbaru District and some under Onitsha District as the following feeders will be without supply: Harbour 33KV, Golden Oil 33KV, Dozzy 11KV, BridgeHead 11KV, E-Amobi 33KV, Atani Water Works 11KV, Premier 11KV, Housing EBH 11KV, Iyiowa 11KV, Wharf 11KV, Fegge 11KV, Uga 11KV, Market 11KV, Bida 11KV, Iweka 11KV, and Market 11KV feeders.

“Consequently, all customers fed by these feeders which include the whole of Atani, Bida, Main Market, Iweka, Fegge and its adjoining estates as well as all our heavy-industrial clusters within Ogbaru, will be out of supply for the period of the outage.”

“We regret the inconveniences this development will cause our esteemed customers and assure them that we will be on standby for supply restoration once the maintenance is completed.

“We are committed to providing you with quality service delivery,” the statement assured.