Oil & Energy
Power Restoration Excites Choba Residents
Residents of Choba
Community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State were full of jubilation last Thursday as Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) restored electricity supply in the area after over three weeks blackout.
Mr Johnson Ibe, a barbing Salon operator expressed joy that the blackout which had frustrated his business for almost one month was over.
Ibe told our correspondent, “I noticed a flicker of light Wednesday morning and shouted, . Thank God, the era of bad business is over.”
Mr Onyemuche Jaja, a student of the University of Port Harcourt also expressed same joy. It has been quite a difficult period as one kept spending his little fortune on fuel which everybody knows how expensive and difficult it is to buy in the state.”
He commended the authorities of PHEDC for their effort in restoring electricity in the area, explaining that public power supply has no better alternative.
At NTA Road, Joy Columbus, who operates a restaurant was happy at the restoration of power supply but blamed authorities of the electricity company for the long delay.
“One cannot explain fully the difficulty in operating our kind of business without power supply for almost one month. I had expected that the bad period ought not to last for more than three days.”
Columbus narrated how she lost some of her important customers within the period because she could not serve them cold drinks as before.
“At any rate, PHEDC has tried. I am happy that power supply is back,” she remarked and pleaded with the company not to forget that the area had no light for a long time while calculating their usual crazy bills.
It could be recalled that Choba, Mgbuoba, Alakahia and other meighbouring communities were thrown into blackout following a windstorm that wreaked havoc on the facilities of PHEDC in the area.
The Assistant General Manager, Public Affairs of phedc, Mr. OBI Onuwah told The Tide that the wind storm destroyed several electricity poles and other accessories and assured that power would be restored as the company’s engineers were working round the clock to address the situation.
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This is revealed in an email communication from the Group Commercial Operations Department of the company, and obtained by Newsmen, at the Weekend.
The company explained that while gantry access is being reinstated, the free delivery service remains operational, with marketers encouraged to continue registering their outlets for direct supply at no additional cost.
The statement said “in reference to the earlier email communication on the suspension of the PMS self-collection gantry sales, please note that we will be resuming the self-collection gantry sales on the 23rd of September, 2025”.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery also apologised to its partners for any inconvenience the suspension may have caused, while assuring stakeholders of its commitment to improving efficiency and ensuring seamless supply.
“Meanwhile, please be informed that we are aggressively delivering on the free delivery scheme, and it is still open for registration. We encourage you to register your stations and pay for the product to be delivered directly to you for free. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding,” it added.
It would be recalled that in September 18, 2025, Dangote refinery had suspended gantry-based self-collection of petroleum products at its depot. The move was designed to accelerate the adoption of its Free Delivery Scheme, which guarantees direct shipments of petroleum products to registered retail outlets across Nigeria.
The refinery stressed that the earlier decision was an operational adjustment aimed at streamlining efficiency in the downstream supply chain.
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