Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country
say customers will experience a reduction in power supply for an indefinite
period.
This is contained in separate statements issued on Saturday
by Kano, Abuja, and Ikeja electricity distribution companies (KEDCO, AEDC, and
IKEDC).
According to the DisCos, the shortage of electricity supply
is due to “insufficient load allocation received”.
“We apologise for the current poor power supply you have
been experiencing in certain parts of our network lately. This is due to the
inadequate allocation received, hence the load shedding,” IKEDC said.
“We regret the inconvenience this has caused and wish to
assure that we are engaging the responsible stakeholders in the electricity
value chain to improve the situation.”
Dear Esteemed Customer,
— Ikeja Electric (@IkejaElectric) January 20, 2023
We apologize for the current poor power supply you have been experiencing in certain parts of our network lately. This is due to the inadequate allocation received, hence the load shedding.
We regret the inconvenience this has caused and wish to...
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Also speaking on the issue, KEDCO said the load allocation
had constantly reduced, and therefore, became inadequate to supply all
customers.
“This is to kindly inform our esteemed customers that the
low power supply currently being experienced across our franchise is due to low
power generation nationwide,” it said.
“Consequently, the load allocation to KEDCO has drastically
reduced and is barely adequate to supply all our customers sufficiently, thus
the massive load shedding.
“We reassure our esteemed customers of our uninhibited
commitment to providing quality electricity supply as soon as generation and
allocation from Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) improves.
“We sincerely apologise for all inconveniences resulting from this regrettable development.”
UPDATE ON POWER SUPPLY! pic.twitter.com/3qM05AsiRu
— Kedco Nigeria (@kedcoplc) January 19, 2023
Dear Customers, this is for your information.#AEDC #Abujadisco #PowerUpdate pic.twitter.com/hQ26aiea8a
— aedcelectricity (@aedcelectricity) January 21, 2023
It is understood that the load allocation is received by the
DisCos from the generation companies (GenCos).
The load allocation formula is contained in the multi year
tariff order (MYTO), which guides the power sector.
Under the MYTO load allocation, the DisCos in Nigeria share
the total volume of power generated by the GenCos on a ratio based on their
customer base.
It was also observed that the ‘insufficient load allocation’
being reported by DisCos had persisted for two weeks as the Port Harcourt
electricity distribution company (PHED) had notified customers of low power
supply in a statement dated January 14, 2023.
However, PHED blamed the decline in supply on “constrains on
the grid”.
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