Residents of several parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have lamented prolonged power outages, saying the situation has disrupted businesses, water supply and other daily activities.
A resident of Kubwa, Fatima Muhammad, told DAILY POST that the blackout had affected her household and baking business, resulting in financial losses.
Muhammad said she had run out of water because she could not power her pumping machine, while some of her baked products had spoilt due to the lack of electricity.
She added that the prolonged outage had made it difficult to carry out her daily activities.
Other residents have also taken to social media to express frustration over the power situation and the response of electricity authorities.
A user on X, Peace Kanu PIAK, said her area in Dutse had been without electricity for two days, urging the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to speed up efforts to restore supply.
Another user, identified as Christian, criticised the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), saying residents had endured five days without electricity.
Similarly, a user identified as Nazeerah said residents of Area 8, Garki, had been without power for three weeks.
Another user, BLVCKK, complained that customers paying for Band A electricity were not receiving consistent supply, alleging that the pattern suggested power rationing rather than isolated faults.
Dane Doug also expressed frustration, while Mark Itsibor lamented the blackout affecting Bwari, the Nigerian Law School area, Ushafa, Bmuko and Dutse.
Itsibor questioned the electricity authorities’ response to the prolonged outage, saying residents in the affected communities had been without power for days.
DAILY POST gathered that landlords’ associations in Ushafa, Dutse and Kubwa were planning a protest for Monday if electricity supply remained disrupted.
Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria announced a planned interruption of electricity supply in parts of Abuja on Wednesday to allow maintenance work at its 132/33kV Kubwa Substation.
TCN said the maintenance would affect electricity distribution to customers in Kubwa, Bwari, Army Resettlement, parts of Dutse Alhaji and adjoining areas.
In a separate notice on Friday, AEDC attributed another disruption affecting parts of the FCT to a technical fault on TCN’s 330kV Shiroro-Katampe transmission line.
The distribution company listed Garki, parts of Apo, Asokoro, Wuse Zones 1 and 2, Wuye, Jabi, Utako, Jahi, Life Camp, Gwarinpa, Kubwa, Dawaki, Dutse, Dei-Dei, Suleja and adjoining areas among the affected locations.
AEDC said TCN’s technical team was working to resolve the fault and restore stability to the national grid, assuring customers that supply would be restored once the transmission line was cleared.
The blackout comes weeks after the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said some electricity consumers had asked him to slow down following improvements in power supply.
Speaking at the commissioning of a three-megawatt solar hybrid power project at the University of Abuja in September, Tegbe said some areas that previously went without electricity for months were now receiving up to 18 hours of supply daily.
“Places that didn’t have light at all for three months are now having 18 hours of light. Some areas called me to say, look, I should slow down, that everything in their freezer is freezing,” he said.
Tegbe responded that freezers were designed to keep food frozen, adding that improved electricity supply should enable residents to preserve their food properly.
