PHED Set To Cut Electricity Supply In PH

The Port Harcourt Electric
ity Distribution Company (PHED) has announced plans to cut electiricty supply in Port Harcourt, between July 13-23 for repairs and upgradge of its facilities.
PHED Public Affairs Manager, Mr John Onyi, told newsmen yesterday in Port Harcourt that residents would experience electricity outage from hours of 9am to 4pm daily during the period.
Onyi explained that the development was to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) improve facilities that would enable PHED boost electricity distribution in the city at Ada George, Mile 3 Ikwerre Road, Iwofe road and parts of Rumueme community.
“Also, work is still going on at the vandalised five towers (132kv lines) that feed electricity to Mgbuoba, NTA, Rumuosi, University of Port Harcourt and the University Teaching Hospital, he said.
The PHED spokesman called on customers to exercise patience, stressing that efforts were being made to improve electricity supply in the state.
“This planned outage within this period is to enable TCN improve some sections of its transmission line that transports power supply to Port Harcourt, he said.
He said, when completed it would enhance the power wheeling capacity of the transmission lines, thereby enabling PHED provide better services to its customers and noted that the company would make concerted efforts to resume normal supply to its consumers from 4pm to 9am the next day.
Onyi said the current shortage of supply witnessed in the state was due to insufficient megawatts the company received from the national grid.
According to him, this shortage of megawatts forced the company to embark on load shedding to ensure the limited electricity available go round the users.
He regretted that the loss of nine of its distribution transformers to vandals was responsible for current electricity outages presently experienced.

Chris Oluoh