lagos —INDICATION emerged yesterday that the erratic
electricity supply in Lagos might worsen following alarm by
both Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Eko DISCO and
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja DISCO, over
continuous drop in megawatts allotted them by the
Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.
This came as the siege on Ikeja DISCO by consumers led
Citizens’ Access to Electricity Initiatives, CATEIN, and
Federation of Informal Workers of Nigeria, FIWON, over
poor service among others including crazy bills continued
for a four day running without any end in sight.
Spokesmen for the Eko and Ikeja DISCOs, Mr Godwin
Idemudia, and Mr. Felix Ofulue, lamented that they were
having challenges in power distribution across their
networks, due to insufficient allocations of megawatts from
TCN.
According to Ofulue: “The power supply is gradually going
down across our networks as we are engaged in serious
load-shedding because of the non-availability of energy
which has to be rationed based on what we receive.
''For the past one week, we had received between 343
megawatt and 268 megawatt. But for the past two days,
since the picketing of our facilities, we have received 169
megawatts. This is because the system has to be shut
down due to no operations.''
Meanwhile, speaking on their resolve to continue the siege
on Ikeja DISCO, Mr Joseph Emmanuel, General Secretary,
CATEIN, insisted they would not stop the picketing until the
company met their demand.
Others are; estimated billing for customers without meter;
faulty transformers and breakers; poor relationship with
customers; unfriendly attitude to labour and rickety
distribution network.
“The poor supply of power currently being experienced by
customers on its network is as a result of the inability of the
company’s technical personnel to access Business Units,
Undertakings Offices and sub stations following the
barricading of entrances and exits of all operational
locations within the Ikeja Electric Network.”
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