By Jude Michael
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has given reasons for the poor electricity supply in Anambra and South East states.
A press release by the Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, stated this, saying the company was seeking the understanding of its customers, saying it could only distribute what the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) gave to it.
The press release read: ‘We wish to inform our esteemed customers that the current state of power supply within its network which has resulted in a drop in supply availability is due to low power generation caused by gas constraints to the thermal generating companies.
‘This situation is beyond us, and this is not peculiar to EEDC. This development has resulted in low generation, leading to a reduction in the quantum of daily megawatt hour (MWH) of energy allocated to distribution companies nationwide.
Consequently, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), which is our primary source of power supply, is constrained, as they only transmit what is generated and have resorted to System Load-shedding to forestall possible system collapse.’
He expressed the hope that the situation would be addressed soon so that normal distribution would return.
‘This situation has equally impacted the quality of service to our customers, as we are contending with very low energy allocation wheeled to us by the TCN for distribution to our customers. A situation that has left us load-shedding available power to ensure it goes round.
‘EEDC is committed to providing improved services to her esteemed customers,’ Ezeh stated in the release.
