Ikeja Electric Refutes Viral Reports of 10-Day Blackout in Alimosho

By Aduragbemi Omiyale

Over the weekend, there were reports that Ikeja Electric Plc was planning to plunge residents of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State into total darkness for 10 days over planned maintenance but the company has denied this, describing the information as untrue.

In a statement issued by the organisation on Monday, the Head of Corporate Communications at Ikeja Electric, Mr Felix Ofulue, explained that the 10-day blackout is only in a part of the local council, the largest in the state.

He said the 10-day exercise will only affect its customers in Igando, Obadore, Akesan and Egan and not Alimosho or Lagos as erroneously reported, urging electricity users in the state to disregard weekend reports.

Mr Ofulue, who described the information as misleading and sensational, explained further that the project was aimed at improving the power supply in Igando, noting that a similar exercise was earlier carried out in Alimosho and many other communities across its network area.

According to him, Ikeja Electric is embarking on the replacement of obsolete panels at the Igando Injection Substation, which is aimed at improving power supply availability to that area.

He reiterated Ikeja Electric’s commitment to improving the quality and availability of power supply across its network through the replacement of obsolete equipment and revamping of infrastructure.

“It is noteworthy to mention that improvement in power supply has been evident in other locations where planned replacement of panels by Ikeja Electric has already taken place.  More so, the proactive move by the company to replace the equipment is aimed at avoiding a sudden breakdown.

“At Ikeja Electric we are committed to improving services in a bid to deliver a better customer experience. The successes recorded so far, especially in areas where similar projects were implemented have been generating commendation from our customers,” he said.

Mr Ofulue appealed for understanding of customers in Igando during the planned outage, which will take place between September 6 and 15, 2022, as they will enjoy improved power supply after the implementation of the project.