BREAKING: Ikeja Electric Announces Weeks Of Power Outage In Lagos

The Ikeja Electric has announced weeks of power outage in Lagos State.

EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Ikeja Electric (IE) has said there would be power outage in some parts of Lagos State over the next eight weeks.

The Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric, Jide Kumapayi, made this known in Lagos on Monday.

According him, the power outage, which will run from 8am to 6pm daily, will begin on October 11, 2021.

The Chief Technical Officer further explained that the reason for the power outage was to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to carry out an upgrade to the 132KVA conductors from Ogba to Ikeja.

He, therefore, listed areas to be affected to include Oregun axis, Police Training College axis, Anifowoshe, Ojodu, Oba Akran, Magodo, Omole Phase 1, Oke-Ira, among others.

He said,“The TCN is currently embarking on the upgrade of the 132KV lines from Ikeja West to Ota and Alimosho in stages. This is the second stage.

“The TCN is replacing all the aluminum conductors with gap conductors which is more sophisticated to withstand heat and has more capacity to carry current.

“The implication of this is that from 8am to 6pm everyday, the substations controlling these areas will be switched off which will affect the feeders connected to them.

“This will affect all categories of customers within the area especially our Maximum Demand (MD) customers such as Ikeja City Mall, Police College, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and the Ikeja High Court,” Kumapayi stated.

The Chief Technical Officer added that the TCN would also move to Alimosho and Agege axis during the next stage.

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