The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC) has attributed the recent decline in power supply across the South-East to nationwide power generation challenges caused by limitations in gas supply.
EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, released a statement on Tuesday, explaining that insufficient gas supply to Generation Companies led to low system frequency, prompting the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to carry out load shedding and consequently reduce electricity supply to distribution companies.
EEDC stated that the development has altered the volume of electricity it receives as well as the quality of power delivered to consumers of its subsidiary companies, such as MainPower, TransPower, FirstPower, NewEra, and EastLand.
The company said that, “The recent drop in power supply availability is due to low system frequency, occasioned by gas constraints affecting the Generation Companies.”
“This development has necessitated the load shedding of available energy by the Transmission Company of Nigeria.”
The company further explained that the cut in power allocation has affected electricity supply to homes and businesses throughout its network in the region, adding that key actors in the sector are actively working to address the issue and return power distribution to normal levels.
“Efforts are currently being made by critical stakeholders in the electricity supply industry to address this challenge and restore normal power distribution,” the statement concluded.
