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The planned power outage on the Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines, which was initially scheduled for two months, according to the BEDC Electricity Plc, has been suspended by the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
This announcement was made by the Head of Branding and Corporate Communications at BEDC, Evelyn Gbiwen, in a statement on Tuesday in Benin. Gbiwen stated that the suspension is until further notice. "We have just received a further update from TCN to the effect that TCN has suspended the planned outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines," she said.
"The planned power outage, previously scheduled for July 1 to August 31, has been suspended till further notice. Our services will therefore continue without interruption,"
she added, reiterating BEDC’s commitment to serving their customers better. BEDC had earlier informed its customers in Ondo and Ekiti about TCN's scheduled maintenance work on the 132KV Osogbo-Akure transmission line for two months, involving the installation of optical ground wire and other activities that required an outage for a safe workspace
