PHCN ANNOUNCES 4-DAY POWER OUTAGE

LAGOS—MANAGEMENT
of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, Eko Electricity Distribution
Company, EDC, has announced a four-day power interruption in parts of Lagos for
maintenance purposes.

The
interruption, beginning Friday April 5 to Monday, April 8, will affect mostly
Lekki Phase I, VGC, Maroko, Victoria Island, UPDC Estate, Chevron Estate, NICON
Town Estate, Victoria Island and other adjoining areas.

The planned
power outage, according to the management yesterday, was to enable it carry out
major maintenance works on two 11kv feeders for the purpose of getting them
ready for evacuation of power from the newly-installed 100MVA 132/33KV power
transformer at Ajah Transmission Station and replacement of obsolete 11kv
switch gears at Akoka injection sub-station.

Assistant
General Manager, Public Affairs of the Company, Mr. Godwin Idemudia, in
statement, said the work at Akoka would affect Akoka, Yaba, Sabo and environs.

At the
completion of the maintenance and system upgrading work in the two stations,
Mr. Idemudia said there will be tremendous improvement in electricity supply to
all the affected areas.

He appealed
to customers in the affected areas to bear with the company, adding that all
inconveniences to be caused by the planned outage were regretted.