Electricity Distribution Companies have given seven days to replace weak networks within their franchise.
NewsSpecng gathered that the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, barked out the directive on Monday.
It stated that this latest warning comes after a two-month notice earlier issued to the DISCOs to implement the necessary changes.
The NEMSA Managing Director and Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, Tukur Aliyu, disclosed this to journalists on Monday at the 2024 Customer Service Week in Abuja.
He explained that following the discovery that most of the distribution networks were old and weak, the DisCos were directed to do the necessary upgrade to ensure the safe distribution of electricity in the country.
Following an electrocution incident in Calabar, NEMSA had ordered Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company to upgrade some of its network in the Cross River State capital, but Aliyu said the jobs done by the utility were deemed to be unsatisfactory after two inspection visits.
