Lagos: Contractor dies in underwater accident at Egbin power facility

An probe has been launched into the decease of a contractor astatine Egbin Power Plc pursuing an concern mishap that occurred during underwater attraction operations astatine its installation successful Lagos State.

The company’s absorption confirmed the incidental to newsmen connected Thursday.

It was gathered that the mishap reportedly happened connected Tuesday, April 28, 2026, and subsequently triggered a partial shutdown of operations wrong the plant.

The improvement besides led to the impermanent disconnection of the installation from the nationalist grid.

Checks revealed that the powerfulness works recorded zero megawatt procreation connected some Wednesday and Thursday.

According to sources, the deceased contractor, engaged arsenic a diver for underwater attraction astatine the plant’s lagoon-based pump house, was carrying retired enactment wrong the h2o strategy erstwhile a pump allegedly activated unexpectedly.

He was reportedly trapped successful the impeller, starring to fatal injuries.

In effect to the incident, operations successful the affected conception were instantly suspended arsenic information protocols were activated.

This aboriginal contributed to a shutdown of the works arsenic investigations commenced.

Confirming the improvement successful a statement, the institution expressed sadness implicit the nonaccomplishment of the contractor.

Egbin Power Plc, Nigeria’s largest powerfulness procreation installation with an installed capableness of 1,320MW, state...