The Transmission Company of Nigeria has suspended the planned power outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines.
The outage, earlier scheduled to last for two months, was revealed by Benin Electricity Distribution Plc on its X handle.
Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, BEDC, who gave the update in a statement on Tuesday in Benin, the Edo State capital, said the suspension is till further notice.
Gbiwen said: “We wish to announce that we have just received further update from TCN to the effect that TCN has suspended the planned outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines.
“The planned power outage which was previously scheduled for July 1 to August 31, has been suspended till further notice.
“Our services will therefore continue without interruption.
“BEDC remains committed to serving our customers better.”
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BEDC had earlier informed its customers in Ondo and Ekiti State that TCN is scheduled to carry out maintenance work on the 132KV Osogbo-Akure transmission line for two months.
It said the maintenance would involve the installation of optical ground wire and other activities that required outage for nine hours over a period of two months daily for a safe work space.
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