Parts of Lagos and Osun states have been thrown into blackouts following separate disruptions to electricity infrastructure, with the failure of two major transmission lines reducing power supply in Lagos and flooding damaging distribution facilities in parts of Osun.
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company announced on Sunday that electricity allocation to its network had been reduced following the outage of the Oshogbo-Ikeja 330kV transmission line and the Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line, forcing load shedding across some of its business units.The DisCo said, “Some business units may experience loadshedding. Cause: Grid Disruption
EKEDC assured customers that it was working with the national grid operator to restore normal electricity supply once the affected transmission lines are returned to service.
“We are in constant contact with the national grid operator and will restore supply as soon as the lines are back. Thank you for your patience,” it stated.
The DisCo did not indicate when the transmission lines would be restored but said it was engaging the relevant authorities to normalise electricity supply as quickly as possible
The latest transmission failures came barely a week after the Transmission Company of Nigeria declared force majeure on its Oworonshoki 132/33kV and Lekki 330/132kV transmission substations following severe flooding at the facilities.
The flooding has continued to disrupt electricity supply to several parts of Lagos, with EKEDC earlier warning that restoration would depend on the availability of the affected transmission infrastructure.