Enugu Faces Power Outage Due to Substation Explosion
Enugu State is experiencing power outages following an explosion at a substation. MEDL is working to restore electricity to affected areas as quickly as possible.
The MainPower Electricity Distribution Company (MEDL) has said that a power outage in parts of Enugu State is due to an explosion at its injection substation in the Gariki Area.
MEDL is part of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). EEDC serves five states in the South-east, while MEDL only distributes power in Enugu. Other EEDC subsidiaries handle the remaining four states.
Emeka Ezeh, the spokesperson for MEDL, released a statement on Friday night. He said the explosion happened around 7:30 p.m.
“It affected the indoor 11kV breaker at the injection substation,” he explained.
The areas facing power cuts include Gariki Market, Mayor Market, Roban Stores on Agbani Road, Crunchies also on Agbani Road, Mobile Police Barrack, Amechi Road, and Upper Mount.
Other locations hit by the outage are Ikiriki, Emeka Ebila, Ozalla Street, Egbonnaji, Nnaji Ogbodo, Idaw River, Igbariam Street, Liberation, Mount, Umuchu, Achina, Vance, Unubi, Enugu Agidi, Amawbia, Amokwe, Kenneth, Amah, and Hill Crest.
Mr Ezeh expressed regret over the inconvenience caused by the power outage. He asked customers for patience and cooperation as they work to restore power.
“Our technical team is currently carrying out an assessment of the damage. They have started the necessary work to restore electricity to the affected areas as quickly as possible,” he assured.
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