THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA is one of at least 53 places impacted by a massive power outage brought on by technical issues with several of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company’s lines.
The technical failure impacting the power supply to various areas of the city in the Abuja metropolitan hampered transmission to the R4 Injection Substation at Three Arm Zone, Aso Drive, which feeds electricity to the Presidential Villa, Nigeria’s presidential home and seat of power.
Customers were urged to exercise patience as the AEDC’s engineers “work tirelessly to restore electricity to the affected areas as soon as possible” in a statement that was issued on its official X account on Friday.
In the announcement, it identified areas like “CKC Gwagwalada, Kuje Road, Almat Farms, Kiran Farm, Efugo, Kwali Road, L5 Injection Substation, Chukuku Environs, Premium Farm, El-rufai Estate, Daghiri, Kuje Extension, John Calvin Estate, Kings Court, Karmo District, Idu Industrial, Urban shelter Katampe.”
Others include “Living Faith Church Katampe, Jahi village, Katampe extension, Jahi by Gilmore, Gishiri, Mabushi, Kadokuchi, Navy Estate, Anan House, Jahi Village, NAF Conference, Lake View Phase 1&2, Custom Quarter, Chida Hotel, Dakibiu, Brains and Hammer City Estate, Today Estate, Dape District, Katsina Estate, Paradise Estate, Ochacho Estate, Kafe District, American Embassy Estate, part of Gwarinpa, Zone C War College, Lateef Jakande, Zone E, Zone D, Bestway Hotel, Eterna filling station.”
Similarly, Dantata, R3 Injection Sub Station, R4 Injection Sub Station by Three Arm Zone, Aso Drive, Lugbe FHA 1, Part of FHA 2, Tudunwada, Master’s Lounge, Total Filling Station, Salem Academy, Environmental, Back of Premier Academy, Old Metro Bakery, Video Club, Pack Well, Unity Hospital, Sector F and surrounding areas R5 Injection Sub Station, Naff Valley Estate Injection Sub Station and surrounding areas.”
The incident is the latest of technical outages caused by dilapidated feeders. Recent findings by The Explainer showed that no fewer than 188 locations franchised within the FCT, operating under the AEDC, endured widespread power outages and blackouts caused by various technical faults to its feeders in two months.
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Between January 1 and February 11, 2025, the power supply to several locations and companies was severely affected by these outages.
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had, during the public presentation of the National Integrated Electricity Policy and Nigeria Integrated Resource Plan on Thursday, lamented the continued decay of infrastructure in the electricity sector.
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He attributed this to the electrical distribution companies’ reluctance to make investments in their networks.
The Discos were condemned by him for prioritising short-term earnings above long-term investments.
The minister claims that progress has been hampered by their unwillingness to make investments in essential infrastructure and their incapacity to secure funding because of their poor balance sheets.
“This year, we are focusing on restructuring the Discos. We are going to carry out major reforms, addressing their poor investment strategies.”
The Explainer reported that vandals plunged the Presidential Villa, the official home of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in January.
transmission line which has thrown the presidential villa and the office of the Minister of Power into total blackout showed the theft of electricity cables become a national problem which disrupts power supply.
