The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company has explained that the destruction of five power towers at Elelenwo transmission substation in Rivers State led to a power outage in some communities in the State.
The acting Head, Corporate Communications, PHED, Ngozi Koroye, made this known in a video shared on social media.
She stated that the damage to facilities owned by Transmission Company of Nigeria happened during the December festive period.
Koroye said company felt the pains of residents in the affected communities who had been in darkness for over one month.
“The outage, though, regrettable is as a result of extensive damage caused by the activities of electricity vandals to towers 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 – five towers situated at Elelenwo transmission substation and belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria,” she said.
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Dennis Naku, Port Harcourt
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company said five power towers were damaged by suspected vandals at the Elelenwo transmission substation in Obio/Apkor Local Government Area, plunging several communities in Rivers State into darkness.
Acting Head, Corporate Communications, PHED, Ngozi Koroye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt, said the installation belongs to the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
Koroye explained that the action of the hoodlums caused extensive damage to the facility, noting that the company felt the pains of residents in the affected areas who have been in darkness for over one month.