By: Emmanuel Abi Couson
Smarting from a prong blackout in Warri and its environs for two weeks in the third week of November due to breakdown of the two major transformers , there is going to be another power outage from December 4 to Monday, December 11, 2023.
According to the statement by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDEC) , the planned over a weeklong power outage is to enable the electricity distribution company to effect a major repair on its panel circuit breakers at Okoloba.
The statement partly reads, “This is to inform our esteemed customers, that we are replacing the old 11KV Indoor Panel Circuit Breakers at Okoloba ISS, tomorrow Monday 4th December 2023, and to be completed on or before 11th December 2023.
“The affected areas include, PTI, Airport Road, Sapele Road, Effurun and Warri environs respectively.
“Please kindly bear with us, as BEDC is committed to serving you better”.
It will be recalled that Warri and Effurun metropolis just recovered from about two weeks of BEDC blackout.
Most parts of Warri in Warri South Local Government Area, Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area , Jeddo in Okpe Local and Egbokodo Itsekiri in Warri South Local Government Area, have been in darkness since Saturday December 2 .but officials of BEDC are in Egbokodo Itsekiri community for revenue drive.
