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Power outages have affected parts of some states after two transmission lines failed and flooding damaged electricity infrastructureEKEDC said the transmission line faults reduced power supply in Lagos, forcing load shedding in several communities IBEDC blamed flooding for outages in parts of Osun as efforts are underway to restore power as quickly as possible

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Residents in parts of Lagos State are facing electricity outages following the failure of two major transmission lines, a development that has significantly reduced power allocation to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC).

In a notice issued on Sunday, EKEDC said the disruption was caused by the shutdown of the Oshogbo-Ikeja 330kV transmission line and the Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line.

Blackout: Massive Power Outage Across 2 States as DisCos List Causes and Affcted Areas
Source: UGC

The company explained that the reduced power supply from