The company listed the affected areas as; General Hospital, Obadore, Egan, Akesan, Igando-Ikotun, Agric Road and New Igando.”
Ms Mbah said that the fire occurred on Saturday at its Adiabo 330/132/33 KiloVolt (kV) Substation in Cross River.
Local governments were urged to secure water supplies and bring in artificial rainfall if needed. This involved shooting chemicals into clouds to generate rain.
The gathering agreed to set up a high power delegation to look into issues brought up by the NUEE and report back within two weeks.
The NUEE had directed its members to picket TCN offices nationwide on August 16, after which they would embark on strike on August 17.
Mr Abubakar said the federal government had begun the construction of a 132 kilovolts transmission line in the state.
Sri Lanka’s electricity sector regulator on Tuesday granted approval to increase electricity prices by 75 per cent.
The Ex-CBN director noted that building new refineries had become necessary considering the size and population of the country.
The report detailed that at the current rate of progress, 670 million people globally will remain without electricity by 2030.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is working hard to improve electricity supply in Nigeria, says Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu.
