12-day power outage: KEDCO groans over N6bn revenue loss
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) says it lost about N6 billion following the 12-day power outage that severely impacted business and social activities across its service areas in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states.
KEDCO’s Head of Corporate Communications, Sani Bala Sani, explained that during the outage, 70 transformers were reportedly vandalised, thereby compounding the company’s challenges.
According to Sani, “the company is implementing load shedding, prioritising industrial and commercial feeders to support economic growth, especially in Kano, an industrial hub.”
He explained that the blackout that began due to a tripping incident on the 330kV transmission line disconnected several northwestern and northeastern states from the national grid.
Sani further explained that with efforts to balance distribution between industrial and residential areas, power was finally restored on Wednesday.
He stated that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) worked tirelessly to restore grid connectivity to the affected states, gradually re-establishing electricity supply across communities in the northern region.
