guardin-logo

Others

Search Guardian News

Power outage in Lokoja, environs due to technical fault – AEDC

By : Jimisayo Opanuga

Date: 6 January 2025 2:40pm WAT

South Africa’s struggling power utility Eskom implements regular power cuts in Cape Town

A Muslim man reads the Quran in a mosque and uses a mobile phone as a light during one of frequent power outages, called load shedding, as South Africa's struggling power utility Eskom implements regular power cuts because of ageing coal-fired power stations, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A Muslim man reads the Quran in a mosque and uses a mobile phone as a light during one of frequent power outages, called load shedding, as South Africa’s struggling power utility Eskom implements regular power cuts because of ageing coal-fired power stations, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Residents and businesses in Lokoja and surrounding areas are experiencing power outages following a technical fault on a key transformer, according to Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC).

The outage affects multiple locations, including Koton Karfe, Kerif, Gagu, Banda, Fertilizer Coy, Felele, Star Times, GRA, Township, Lokogoma, parts of Phase 1 and Phase 2, Workers Village, Zone 8, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) facility, Government House, Specialist Hospital, and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC).

AEDC said in a statement on Monday that the disruption was caused by a technical issue with the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN) 60MVA 132/33kV Transforme Lokoja (TS).

Related News

“TCN’s technical team is working tirelessly to restore power as quickly as possible,” AEDC assured customers.

The company apologised for the inconvenience caused by the outage and urged patience as repairs progressed.

Join Our Channels
Related News