Lagos businesses and households are facing worsening electricity shortages following a drop in power generation from Egbin Power Station and a fault on a critical transmission line, highlighting persistent weaknesses in Nigeria’s electricity supply chain.
Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) disclosed on Wednesday that the power limitations affecting customers across its network were caused by two major upstream constraints, reduced generation output from Egbin Power Station and a fault on the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line.
The distribution company said both developments had significantly reduced the volume of electricity allocated to its network from the national grid, resulting in widespread supply disruptions across parts of Lagos and neighbouring communities under its franchise area.
“The power limitations currently affecting our network are the result of two upstream constraints: reduced generation output from Egbin Power Station and a fault on the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission lines,” the company said in a service
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