Power Disruption: Vandals Throw Abuja Residents Into Blackout, AEDC

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has alerted residents in Abuja of power disruption in some areas following vandalisation of the 330/132kV Gwagwalada/Kukwaba line that transports power to the 2 x 60MVA Kukwaba injection substation.

The affected areas include Kaura District, Galadimawa, Lokogoma, Suncity, Moccido Housing estate, Games Village, Eyes Center Hospital, National Stadium.; Feeds Milipat Filling Station, part of Indoor Stadium, Kuchingoro, Karamajigi, King Park Estate, Royal Ancor Estate, DSS Quarters, Wilbahi Estate, Wuye, Utako and environs.

AEDC General Manager (Corporate communications), Babs Oyebode Fadipe, who disclosed this in a statement, however assured that efforts were on to backfeed the affected areas from Apo network line.

Further, he said that the liveline maintenance crew of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is already working on the vandalised section of the 330kV/132kV line.

Fadipe appealed to residents of the affected areas, saying “We, therefore, apologise to our beloved customers for this disruption and do promise that electricity supply will be restored immediately the fault is cleared.”