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AEDC Explains Reasons For Cutting Off Power Supply During Rainfall by smog2500: 1:55pm On Jul 01, 2019 |
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company ( AEDC ) , says that it cuts - off electricity supply most times when it rains to save lives , properties and to protect its equipment . Mr Oyebode Fadipe , AEDC ’ s General Manager, Corporate Communications gave the explanation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) on Sunday in Abuja . Fadipe , was reacting to complaints by consumers that whenever it rained, electricity supply was cut- off for days . “ The issue of electricity supply going off , especially when it rains could be viewed from two perspectives , which could be electricity lines and poles being pulled down by the rains or some other major interruption . “ To avoid any form of destruction to lives and properties , the system is programmed go off when it is about to rain . “ Customers would have also observed that after rain , attempt is made to restore the supply which is called “ flashing ’’ “ If we try to restore supply and it is not stable , it means that maybe a pole or two is broken and the conductor is lying on the ground ” he said . According to him , AEDC duty is to look for the problem and try to restore supply as the speed of repair is totally different from the speed when destruction takes place . He said that when the network for one reason or the other is impaired , it would take a bit of time to bring back the poles , string the lines and other things needed to restore power . Speaking on the issue of laying cable underground as was being done in other countries, Fadipe said that the issue was not alien to them . He said that in Abuja, network was underground and AEDC had to buy specialised vehicle to be able to trace any fault on those cables. “ We have a specialised vehicle which when you connect a motorised equipment to even if the fault is at Sheraton Hotel , it will give us the location . “ We have invested in equipment , unlike the old practice before privatisation when there is a fault, we will have to dig from one point to the other and you destroy the roads . “ And also , most of our network is overhead so that you don ’ t have to destroy the roads and you don ’ t have to spike the cables, ” he said . He, however , assured consumers that AEDC was working on ensuring effective power supply in the territory .
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