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Several Nigerian cities including the capital, Abuja, and Lagos were plunged into darkness Wednesday after the national electricity grid collapsed yet again.
Electricity distribution companies announced a breakdown of the grid, the fourth this year, after extended hours of power outage experienced in many parts of the country. In some areas, the outage began on Sunday.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company, based in Lagos, said “Dear valued customer, we regret to inform you of a system collapse on the National Grid that’s causing outages across our network. We are working with our TCN partners to restore supply as soon as possible.”
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PHEDC begins distribution of 77,000 meters to customers
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By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc, PHEDC, has begun the distribution of 77,000 Prepaid Metres to its Customers within its area of operation.
The Head, Administration, Ngozi Koroye, in a statement in Port Harcourt, noted that the metres were installed under the National Mass Metering Programme, NMMP.
Koroye explained that the initial scheme, Meter Asset Provider, MAP, which runs concurrently with the NMMP was launched in 2019 and operated by independent entities licensed by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to provide metering services which may include meter procurement, supply, installation, maintenance, and replacement.
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc, PHEDC, has begun the distribution of 77,000 Prepaid Metres to its Customers within its area of operation.
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) is seen since early 2020 to have taken bold steps aimed at subduing its challenges including perennial revenue loss and inadequate load from the national grid. The Disco is seen to rather initiate homegrown solutions so as to boost power supply in its four states of Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River.
This is said to be to support industrialisation and economic growth which only adequate power supply can push. PHED’s new Managing Director, Henry Ajagbawa, a professional chartered accountant with a doctorate degree to his belt, had informed newsmen that the Disco has worked hard with other partners to build a sub-station at Rumosi near Port Harcourt to boost power available for distribution, something that is not its duty.