Mr Nnaji said the plant was conceived in March 2004 as “a child of necessity by the desire to increase power supply nationwide.”
“I have no doubt that Aba will begin to enjoy an uninterruptible power supply,” said Mr Otti.
Mr Eze stated that “the outage is to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria engineers to carry out maintenance on their facility.”
EEDC, allaying fears of customers concerned they might be billed for electricity not consumed, noted that “the company does not bill for service not rendered.”
Electricity system collapse was reported at about 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, leaving the entire South-East in total darkness.
“We are unable to provide service to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states,” EEDC said.
He said the blackout had occasioned revenue loss of multiple millions and may get to billions if not urgently addressed.
He urged electricity consumers to pay current and outstanding bills to avoid being disconnected.
“The state consequently approved the procurement and distribution of 13,000 bags of fertilisers to farmers,” he said.
Governor Peter Mbah has vowed to end water scarcity in the Enugu metropolis and other towns in 154 days.
