DisCos Explains Why Nigerians Are Experiencing Poor Power During Heatwave

Divaplay Friday, 21 March 2025, 6:24 am

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed Abuja’s inconsistent power delivery on insufficient power allocation.

The AEDC management made this announcement in a statement that was made public on Friday on its official X account.

The company said: “Dear valued customers, We would like to inform you that we are aware of the unstable power supply experienced in recent times, which is essentially caused by insufficient power allocation to us.

“This has constrained us to implement load curtailment directives across our franchise to manage the situation for grid stability.” It added that the situation will go on for a certain limited period.

“We understand the inconvenience this may cause and sincerely apologise for this disruption. We are working diligently to minimise the impact of these outages. “We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this challenging time.

“Please be assured that we will continue to update you on the situation and provide any necessary information as it becomes available. Thank you for your continued support and patience.”

Furthermore, The Cables revealed that the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED), undersigned by its management, claimed in a statement dated February 13 that the low allocation to the Generating

In a similar vein, Eko DisCo announced on February 13 that low grid allocation—a consequence of gas limits to the producing businesses—is the reason for the current lower power supply that customers experience.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced in January that the quantity of generation available for the system has been gradually declining due to gas limits. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said in January that gas constraints had progressively decreased the amount of generation available for the system.

The corporation claims that there has been an influence on the bulk power capacity of the transmission grid that is available for transmission to the nation’s distribution load centers.