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The Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC)’s notice of a planned outage in Amuwo, Lagos State, has raised concerns, with residents expressing frustration.
The IKEDC, in a statement issued on Wednesday, revealed that it would commence rehabilitation and maintenance works on the 132kV GIS Substation at the Amuwo Transmission Station on Wednesday and continue until Thursday, 30 July 2026.
Notice of Planned Outage on the 132kv GIS Substation at the Amuwo Transmission Station. pic.twitter.com/IeTrLkKE6w
— Ikeja Electric (@IkejaElectric) March 18, 2026
It also notified residents and businesses of a planned outage, but did not specify whether it would last the entire four months of the maintenance period.
If the blackout persists for four months, residents and businesses will depend on fuel, now costlier due to the global price surge triggered by the Iran war.
The affected lines include the 11-AmuwoINJ-T1, which serves Old Ojo Road and Ijesha Express, and the 11-AmuwoINJ-T2, which covers Jakande 1 and 2. Also affected are the 33-AmuwoTCN lines supplying Amukoko and the Hongxing 1 and 2 areas.
“Please be informed that rehabilitation and maintenance works on the 132kV GIS substation at the Amuwo Transmission Station will commence on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. and are expected to continue until Thursday, July 30, 2026,” the statement read in part.
“During this period, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and Ikeja Electric will work collaboratively to minimise the impact of the project on customers served by the following feeders.”
The DisCo also sought the residents’ understanding during the period, but many X users have expressed outrage over the planned outage.
One X user slammed the IKEDC for issuing the statement on the same day it intended to commence rehabilitation works.
“It’s so alarming that you are giving notice on the very day you are starting the work. How did you expect the people to adjust and plan? What a country,” the user wrote.
It’s so alarming that you are giving notice on the very day you are starting the work, how did you now expect the people to adjust and plan? What a country
— Saint Hillarious (@EnodianaHillary) March 19, 2026
Another user described the power supply in his region as epileptic. The user said his community only receives power for about 5 seconds or for 2 hours daily.
Na today ? The light has been epileptic since November 2025.
Now a days it’s between 5secs – 2hrs in a day. That 2 hrs is by chance. The highest time we get to see the light in a day is 30mins that is after playingwith it as if it is a toy.
Continue.— osapat (@osapat1) March 18, 2026
One user, however, advised the IKEDC to perform the maintenance in stages so that residents would have power during the maintenance period.
Keeping people in blackout for 4 whole months is not nice..
You can rather do batch maintenance where people can have power at least some hours a day— ANI (@isoaniekan1) March 18, 2026
