“EKEDC highly regrets any inconveniences caused by this outage,” he said.
The grid was said to have collapsed twice within six hours, the first at about 12:40 a.m. and the second, around 6:41 a.m.
Michael Popoola, chairman of Military Quarters, Eleko, said the residents had been without electricity for over four years.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says his administration is ready to partner would-be investors and distribution companies on sustainable power in Lagos.
The irregular power supply was attributed to reduced load capacity from the national grid.
Notwithstanding the revenue generation, the company said that customers are still owing it to the tune of hundred billions of naira.
The company said vandalism posed a serious threat to its distribution infrastructure, especially electricity cables.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Thursday said the act of bypassing electricity meters was responsible for high estimated billing, otherwise known as “crazy bill” in most communities
The company said the company had signed a bilateral agreement for the sale of up to 100mw from NDPHC’s power plants to improve power supply to customers in the area.
