Lagos, Ogun communities lament poor power supply
Some residents of Lagos and Ogun States are complaining about the low power supply in their areas.
The PUNCH reports that the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company had recently announced that “Due to the drop in generation from the Egbin generation station, customers in the following communities: Sango, Ota, Ilaro, Ayetoro, Imeko, Mowe, Ibafo, Magboro, Abeokuta metropolis and environs” were experiencing a power outage.
Similarly, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company had earlier told its customers that “The present outage you are experiencing is due to a fault on the Adeshina 500kVA transformer. Areas affected are listed as “part of Adeshina Road, Adeboyejo Street, Oluirolu Street and environs”.
The EKEDC also on January 3 informed customers “that the drop in power supply is due to faults on Fowler 3 33kV, Ademola 33kV, Naval Dockyard 33kV and Anifowoshe 33kV Feeders respectively”.
It was disclosed that Oniru Estate, Landmark, Market, Ikoyi, Glover, and environs were affected.
The PUNCH reports that residents of Abule Ado, Ketu-Ijanikin, Ibeju Lekki, Mushin, Ojo, Amuwo Odofin and others had continued to complain about erratic electricity supply from EKEDC.
An X user, Olamiposy37 asked: “What is happening to our light at Ilasa feeder in Mushin Local Government, Lagos? It’s always been blackout all through day and night since last November when the problem started. Please, help us to rectify the problem.”
In Ogun State, people living in Abeokuta, Ilaro, Sagamu, Yewa North and environs said they had not been enjoying a stable power supply.
Although the Transmission Company of Nigeria said it had energised a newly installed T3 1x60MVA 132/33kV power transformer in its Sagamu 132/33kV transmission substation on December 7, 2023, the people of Sagamu, Ogijo, Remo, and Ikenne said they were yet to witness any improvement in power supply.
“We only have a power supply once or twice a week,” Lola Banjo, a teacher, told our correspondent.
In Idiroko, Ajegunle and the border communities in Ipokia Local Government, residents decried what they tagged “total blackout”, which they claimed had persisted for months.
“We have not had light in Ipokia Local Government for months. Sometimes, they bring it thrice in a year and there were some months we didn’t see it at all until when the elections were coming.
“We rely on power generators, yet we are denied access to fuel by the Federal Government,” a resident, Adeyemi Alabi, told The PUNCH.
But, the TCN said the fault did not emanate from its end, saying it might be a district problem.
TCN spokesperson in Lagos, Tosin Olaseinde, said she was informed that the power issue at Egbin power plant had been resolved.
