Yemisi Izuora
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has said the flood that resulted from the torrential rains over the weekend has caused damage to some of its equipment in Lekki, Ikoyi, Ijora, Victoria Island and some other parts of Lagos metropolis under the service coverage of the company.
The company’s spokesperson, Godwin Idemudia, said in a press statement that the flood has caused water seepage into some sensitive and vital equipment and this has resulted in the shutdown of some distribution substations as well as some 11/33KV injectipn substations.
Mr Idemudia added that some low tension and high tension poles and lines were also felled by the flood.
The statement further hinted that EKEDC technical experts have since swung into action to clear all the faults within the shortest possible time.
While expressing optimism that all faults would be fixed soon, Mr Idemudia then appealed to all affected by the outage occasioned by the flood to please bear with the company while the restoration process lasts.