FESTAC Power Outage: EKEDP blames cable vandalism, transmission upgrades
He disclosed that the company had taken steps to improve electricity supply, including completing and commissioning the FESTAC 3 feeder, which will provide an alternative source of power from the Ojo Transmission Station.
In a statement yesterday, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDP, Abiola Aloba, said the supply disruption was caused mainly by improvement works at the national transmission level, with repeated cable vandalism worsening the situation.
By Uzoma Marvellous The prolonged power outage affecting FESTAC Town, Amuwo Odofin and neighbouring communities is the result of ongoing transmission upgrades and persistent vandalism of underground electricity cables, Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) has said.
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