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PHCN Blames Power Failure On Transformers, Lines
The Auchi Business District of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has attributed the rationalisation of power in the area to lack of sufficient transformers and capacity.
Senior Manager, Distribution of the District, Mr Abdulkaniu Umaru, told newsmen that the energy supply to the district was far less than its requirement.
Umaru said that if transformers and transmitting lines were available, the power situation in the area would improve.
“We currently get about 20MW from the requirement of about 70MW, but we are still not able to transmit what we get because of these problems.
“We need transformers and also need to increase our lines for better stability,” he said. Umaru, however, said that power supply in the area was fair. “It is in tandem with what we have at the national level,” he added.
On electricity bill, Umaru challenged consumers in the area to assist the utility company by making prompt and regular payment of their bills.
He noted that what consumers currently owed the company was on the high side, adding that this had posed a great challenge to its operations.
According to him, the military accounts for greater percentage of what is being owed the company in the area. Umaru said that the PHCN was doing its best to satisfy consumers in the area.