The Management of Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has blamed the current outage in parts of Enugu State on reduced load allocation by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC).
In a Public Notice addressed to its esteemed customers on Monday, and sighted by TheFact Daily, Mainpower explained that the development was as a result of the recent issuance of a new Tariff Order to Mainpower by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), which reduced the tariff for Band A customers from N209.50/kWh to N160.40/kWh.
It noted that upon receipt of the Tariff Order, the company by obligation, promptly updated EEDC-its energy supplier.
MEDL said after analyzing the implications of the new tariff, EEDC concluded that implementing it would result in a monthly loss of over N1 billion, which makes it impossible for EEDC to meet her obligations to the Market.
Consequently, it said to mitigate these losses, EEDC made the difficult decision to reduce the volume of energy supplied to MEDL.
“This has unfortunately resulted in MEDL receiving only about 50% of its usual energy allocation, significantly affecting our ability to serve some of our esteemed customers,” it said.
The company clarified that it does not receive electricity directly from National Grid. Instead, rely solely on EEDC, which holds the vesting contract agreement with the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), the organization responsible for electricity bulk trading.
While regretting the inconvenience the situation may have caused its valued customers, Mainpower assured that discussions are ongoing with key stakeholders at the state and federal levels (including EEDC, EERC, NERC, NISO, and NBET) to quickly resolve the issue.
“We are hopeful that a resolution will be reached within the next 48 hours or soon thereafter,” it added.
Acknowledging that the communication came later than expected, the company attributed the delay to the short notice with which it received the full details of the development.
It appealed for continued patience, calm, and understanding as it works diligently with the relevant authorities to restore normal service as soon as possible.
