{"id":98831,"date":"2023-10-27T22:20:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/aedc-blames-vandals-for-power-outage-in-parts-of-abuja"},"modified":"2023-10-28T00:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T23:48:08","slug":"aedc-blames-vandals-for-power-outage-in-parts-of-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/aedc-blames-vandals-for-power-outage-in-parts-of-abuja","title":{"rendered":"AEDC blames vandals for power outage in parts of Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has blamed cable vandals for the power outage in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n<p>AEDC disclosed this in a notice released on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Garki areas were most affected by the outage, which lasted for more than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Residents living around Niger Delta Power Holding Company office, Security Exchange Commission, Fraser Suite, Grand Square, and other areas are currently experiencing a power outage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Management of AEDC wishes to update its esteemed customers in Garki 1 to 7 and environs that upon the restoration of 33Kv feeder H1 from Apo transmission station at 11:29 am today, a suspected cable fault was detected, which has caused the current outage to our valued customers in Areas 1 to 7,\u201d AEDC stated.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the company announced that there would be a nine-hour blackout in some districts on Saturday, October 28, due to a planned maintenance exercise by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on its 132\/33 kV Kukwaba station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has blamed cable vandals for the power outage in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory. AEDC disclosed this in a notice released on Friday. Garki areas were most affected by the outage, which lasted for more than 24 hours. 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