Residents of some parts of Anambra State, and Oji River in Enugu State have been plunged into darkness following an explosion on the national transmission network.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) confirmed the incident on Wednesday, assuring that engineers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) are already on the ground working to restore supply.
Reports said that the explosion occurred at the TCN Station at Awada, about 2:34 am on Wednesday, according to a statement by Emeka Ezeh, Group Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC.
“As a result of this development, all our customers in the entire Anambra State and Oji River in Enugu State have been out of electricity supply.
“We are on standby, closely following up with the TCN team, that has been working assiduously to address the situation,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, the EEDC assured that electricity will be restored to affected areas once repair works are completed.