Mr Abubakar said the federal government had begun the construction of a 132 kilovolts transmission line in the state.
Mr Idemudia said that the DisCos’ technical and safety teams were currently assessing the situation and investigating to identify the cause of the fire.
It was the 18th time a nationwide blackout would be recorded this year.
“We also estimate an additional loss of N1 billion, which means we have lost about N4 billion to these activities of vandals.”
When the power grid collapsed across the country, soft drinks seller Tayo Ogundapo’s trade too collapsed.
EKEDC urged customers to desist from illegal connections and report any disconnection or electrical fault to the nearest business unit.
Residents of Ebute-Metta in Lagos on Sunday protested against exorbitant estimated billing system by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company.
The residents staged a peaceful protest on major streets and submitted a protest letter to the EKEDC District Manager in the area.
The management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced the appointment of Adeoye Fadeyibi as its new CEO/MD.
EKEDC expects Mr Otubu to consolidate on the gains achieved under his predecessor with monthly revenues of N11 billion.
