As an update to the earlier reports of looming nationwide power cut, the management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos region, has identified some towns likely to be more affected in Lagos.
Mrs Celestina Osin, SM, Public Affairs (TCN), Lagos Region, on Monday, disclosed that TCN regrets to inform her electricity customers in Surulere, Iganmu, Aguda, Ijesha, Ebute Metta, Orile and their environs that there will be disruption in electricity supply to them.
The Management of the Company of Nigeria (TCN), reiterated that the disruption in electricity supply to them will last from Wednesday, July 23rd,2014 between the hours of 10:00am-12:00pm.
The statement read: “The planned outage is to enable the team of TCN Engineers to connect new bus section isolator that will link two(2NO) 60MVA power transformers at the Akangba 132KV Transmission Sub-Station and 40MW of electricity will be cut off, as load on all the outgoing 33KV feeders from the Station will be disrupted during the duration of outage.
“TCN Lagos Region, therefore use this medium to apologize to all customers that will be affected by the disruption to their electricity supply, while stating that all these maintenance jobs are being done in order to further boost electricity supply to our customers in the affected areas”.
In another development, the Region said it had concluded plans to embark on the reconstruction of the 132KV Lines 1&2 on Towers 66-67 of the Ikeja West-Oworonshoki High Tension Lines by the Berger Junction on the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
“The reconstruction of the line which will be on Saturday July 26, 2014 will be from 7:00am to 10:00am and will affect the flow of traffic along the road because the lines crosses from one side of the busy road to the other. It must be noted that letters have been written the Lagos State Government, Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigeria Police notifying them of this and soliciting their assistance in traffic control to ease movement of motorists during the period that the work will be on-going”, Osin said.
She added that it is important that the reconstruction work be done now, because the lines are already weak and can easily snap resulting to loss of lives and properties.
“We therefore appeal to motorists to please bear with us for the inconveniences this will cause them,” TCN said.