BEDC announces one-month-long blackout in Benin

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has announced a planned one-month energy outage that volition impact respective communities crossed Edo State.

In a connection released connected Thursday, the inferior institution said the disruption is owed to scheduled attraction by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) connected the 330kV Benin/Ajaokuta Line 2 astatine the Ihovbor Transmission Station.

According to BEDC, the blackout volition commence connected February 27, 2026, and proceed until March 31, 2026.

The feeders impacted by the attraction see the Egba, Oluku, UNIBEN, and Ihovbor 33kV lines. As a result, areas expected to acquisition powerfulness interruptions see UNIBEN and its surrounding communities, Ugbowo, Oluku, Upper Sakponba, Ihovbor, Egba, and neighbouring locations.

While the Disco apologised to Nigerians, it explained that the attraction is aimed astatine strengthening transmission capacity, improving energy proviso to the nationalist grid, and enhancing wide work reliability.

DAILY POST reports that the outage comes astatine a clip erstwhile Nigeria’s powerfulness assemblage continues to grapple with persistent challenges, including reduced procreation caused by state proviso shortages and seasonal constraints.

BEDC announces one-month-long blackout successful Benin