The Delta State local government areas of Warri South and Uvwie will experience an eight-day power outage starting on Monday, December 4, 2023, and lasting until Monday, December 11, 2023.
Journalists in Warri were given access to copies of the statement that the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Warri Region, released on Sunday night, which revealed this.
A substantial repair of the electrical distribution company’s panel circuit breakers at Okoloba is scheduled to take place during the anticipated week-long power outage, according to the statement.
The statement partly reads, “This is to inform our esteemed customers, that we are replacing the old 11KV Indoor Panel Circuit Breakers at Okoloba ISS, tomorrow Monday 4th December 2023, and to be completed on or before 11th December 2023.
“The affected areas include, PTI, Airport Road, Sapele Road, Effurun, and Warri environs respectively.
“Please kindly bear with us, as BEDC is committed to serving you better”.
PUNCH Online reports that Warri and Effurun metropolis only recovered from about two weeks of BEDC blackout just last week.
