Several areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) experienced electricity outages on Wednesday, as announced by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The disruption was part of a planned outage affecting specific locations from 9 am to 5 pm, according to a statement issued by the Abuja DisCo.<\/p>\n
The scheduled power interruption was attributed to the ongoing Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project work on the towers of the 33kV feeder H31 Apo Transmission Substation. As a result, residents and businesses in various areas of Abuja were impacted by the outage during the specified hours.<\/p>\n
The affected areas included National Hospital, American Embassy, British Embassy, Area 1, 2, 3, and 7, Apo District, Legislative Quarters, Durumi 1, 2 & 3, Old Federal Secretariat, Kaura District, Catholic Secretariat, Amina Court, Gaduwa District, Gudu District, Apo Dutse, Efab Estates, Cedar Crest Hospital, Gudu market, Plazas in Gudu, Ebeano Supermarket, P&P Estate, Gaduwa Estate, Adisa Estate, and surrounding environs.<\/p>\n
AEDC provided clarity on the situation in a statement, saying, “The Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc. (AEDC), wishes to inform its valued customers in Abuja that there will be a planned power outage on the 33kV feeder H31 Apo Transmission Substation today, Wednesday, 10th January 2024, between 09:00 am and 5:00 pm due to an ongoing JICA project work on the towers.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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