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Mainpower Blames EEDC For Poor Electricity Supply In Enugu

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The Management of the Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL), on Monday, attributed the power outage in some parts of Enugu State to a drop in energy allocation from its parent company, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC).

THE WHISTLER reports that many parts of Enugu State are currently experiencing blackout, which has spanned over four days. MEDL is the company that distributes electricity in the state.

The company, in a release, said the situation was “due to a significant drop in energy allocation from our parent company, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC)”.

Quoting the statement, “This development is a result of the recent issuance of a new Tariff Order to Mainpower by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC). The order reduced the tariff for Band A customers from N209.50/kWh to N160.40/kWh.

“Upon receipt of the Tariff Order, MEDL, by obligation, promptly updated EEDC (our energy supplier). After analysing the implications of the new tariff, EEDC concluded that implementing it would result in a monthly loss of over N1 billion, which makes it impossible for EEDC to meet its obligations to the market.”

The management added that EEDC reduced the volume of energy supplied to MEDL to “mitigate these losses”.

The release continued, “This has unfortunately resulted in MEDL receiving only about 50% of its usual energy allocation, significantly affecting our ability to serve some of our esteemed customers.
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“It is important to clarify that MEDL does not receive electricity directly from the National Grid. Instead, we rely solely on EEDC, which holds the vesting contract agreement with the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), the organization responsible for electricity bulk trading.”

MEDL therefore regretted the inconveniences the situation had caused its customers. It assured that discussions were ongoing with key stakeholders at the state and federal levels (including EEDC, EERC, NERC, NISO, and NBET) to resolve the issue.

The management stated that, “We also acknowledge that this communication is coming later than expected. The delay was due to the short notice with which we received the full details of the development.
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“We appeal for your continued patience, calm, and understanding as we work diligently with the relevant authorities to restore normal service as soon as possible.”

Some electricity consumers in the affected areas told THE WHISTLER that the development had put their businesses at loss.

Peter Itodo runs a pub at Abakpa. He said, “I have lost a lot to this outage. I spend much buying fuel to operate my generators to keep my business ongoing. My problem is that by the end of the month, they will bring their usual bills. Let them settle the matter as soon as possible.”

Fabian Ogbu is a water tanker driver at Nsukka. He said, “Since this outage, we don’t sell water again. Borehole owners use electricity to pump water. It is indeed terrible. Our customers also face the challenge.”

Mainpower Blames EEDC For Poor Electricity Supply In Enugu is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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