By Adedapo Adesanya
Customers of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States will experience load-shedding as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced maintenance work at the Makurdi-Jos lines.
In a statement, the electricity distribution company appealed to energy consumers in the franchise area to conserve power usage by using only important gadgets so as to minimize power wastages in the duration of the work by the TCN.
According to the management, Kedco’s load allocation was reduced by the transmission firm from 365 megawatts (MW) to 238MW, leading to serious load-shedding.
Load-shedding is the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
Also, the management stated that the maintenance work by TCN on 330KV Makurdi-Jos Line has commenced and is expected to finish on October 9, 2021.
Kedco management added that the maintenance work by TCN is to ensure efficient and effective power reliability as well as the need to provide an environment where public safety risks are minimised.
Speaking on this, the Chief Technical Officer of Kedco, Mr David Omoloye, appealed for the understanding of customers across Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States.
He said, “in this regard, customers should switch on only essential load to conserve energy and allow optimum utilization of the available energy during the period.
“We regret any inconveniences this may cause our numerous customers.
“We will ensure that our customers enjoy improved services as soon as the maintenance works are completed.”
Kedco operates in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria and generates, distributes and markets electricity in three states. The distribution company covers the franchise states of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa.
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