Parts of Lagos and Osun states have been thrown into blackouts following separate disruptions to electricity infrastructure, with the failure of two major transmission lines cutting power supply in Lagos and damaging distribution facilities in parts of Osun.
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company announced that electricity allocation to its network had dropped sharply following the outage of the Osogbo-Ikeja 330kV transmission line and the Benin-Egbin 330kV transmission line, forcing massive load shedding across several areas.
A statement by the DisCo read, “Some business units may experience load shedding. This is due to a grid disruption caused by the downing of the Osogbo/Ikeja 330kV line and the Benin/Egbin 330kV line, which has reduced our grid allocation.”
EKEDC assured customers that it was working closely with the national grid operator to restore normal electricity supply as soon as the affected transmission lines were returned to service.
The latest transmission failures came barely a week after the Transmission Company of Nigeria declared force majeure on its Oworonshoki 132/33kV and Lekki 330/132kV transmission substations following severe flooding at the facilities.
The flooding has continued to disrupt electricity supply to critical parts of Lagos, with EKEDC warning that full restoration depends entirely on reclaiming the submerged transmission infrastructure from the floodwaters.
The affected areas in Lagos include Chevy View Estate, Chevron Drive, Agungi Area, Alpha Beach, Ikate, Elegushi Area, Carlton Gate, Kusenla, Victory Park Estate, Oniru, Maroko, Muri Okunola, Ajose Adeogun, and Ligali Ayorinde.
Others facing blackouts are Morinho Drive, Landmark Road, Igbo Efon, Lekki Tollgate 2 Area, Igbokusu, Gbangbala, Platinum Way, Jakande/Coastal Road, OADC/Mayegun Area, Ajiran environs, Chevron Alternative Area, and Osapa London Area.
Residents in parts of Lekki, Agbara, and Festac said they had been experiencing prolonged outages for days and appealed for urgent intervention.
A Festac resident, Isi Okwuadi, lamented, “What is the update on this current power outage? There has been a complete blackout for four days running on 21 Road, Festac. We need power to at least pump water.”
Responding, EKEDC stated that the prolonged outage was due to the systemic drop in national grid allocation, promising updates as technical teams resolve the crisis.
Meanwhile, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company said flooding at the Ilerin Injection Substation, caused by a heavy windstorm, had disrupted electricity supply to several communities in Osun State.
According to IBEDC, the flash floods submerged the Isare 11kV, Irogbo 11kV, and Mount Carmel 11kV feeders.
The development has forced widespread blackouts in Ifewara, Iwara, Bolorunduro, Irogbo, Ayeso, Odo-Oro, Wesley, Express Area, Ilerin, Irojo, Olomilagbala, Iwikun, Isare, and surrounding communities.
The DisCo stated that its technical team is currently deployed to the site to drain the facility and ensure safe power restoration.
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