Vandals Invade Enugu Electricity Distribution Company As Power Outage Rocks Nine Communities

Head of the Enugu Electricity Distribution’s (EEDC) Communication Department, Mr Emeka Ezeh on Monday confirmed the vandalism of Enugu-Ukwu 33 KV line resulting into power outage in nine communities respectively.

In a statement, Ezeh  said the vandalism on its installation was carried out early Sunday .

He said that valuable equipment was carted away from the line which transmits to Enugwu -Ukwu , Abagana , Ukpo and Nimo 11 KV feeders.

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He said the communities affected were, Enugwu -Ukwu , Abagana , Ukpo, Nimo, Nawfia , Umuokpu , Abba, Ifitedunu , and parts of Amawbia, left without electricity supply.

According to him, EEDC regrets to inform her esteemed customers under Enugwu- Ukwu 33 KV line that the current loss of supply being experienced is as a result of the vandalism of the 33 KV network feeding them.

“ This network radiates from Agu Awka Transmission Substation, Awka , Anambra.

“ Materials carted away include five spans of aluminum conductors, all- fiber cross – arms and 33 KV pot insulators and also a broken high tension pole.

“ Consequently , our customers in the entire Enugwu -Ukwu , Abagana , Ukpo, Nimo, Nawfia , Umuokpu , Abba, Ifitedunu and parts of Amawbia are without electricity supply, ” he said.

Ezeh said that efforts were on to fix the problem and restore power supply.

He urged customers of EEDC to see the protection of its installations as a shared responsibility.

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