WorldStage Newsonline– The Management of Ibom Power Company (IPC) has blamed Savannah Energy for the current state-wide power outage in Akwa Ibom, alleging that the gas supplier sabotaged its efforts by cutting off the gas supply to the state-owned plant.
A statement on Thursday by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, IPC, Mr Meyen Etukudo said, “It is noteworthy that during incidents of the national grid collapses that caused nationwide outages more than 12 times this year alone, Akwa Ibom was exempted from the nationwide outages.
“This is because Ibom Power Plant continued to supply the state on island mode.”
He said that the loss of gas supply coincided with a reported fault on the 132KV Itu-Aba Transmission line, which transports power from the national grid in and out of the state, hence, the state-wide outage.
“While the Transmission Company of Nigeria is working to restore the 132kv transmission line import power from the national grid into the state, the Management of Ibom Power Company has continued to engage the management of Savannah Energy.
“This is aimed at restoring gas supply to the Ibom Power Plant, but Savannah Energy has remained adamant claiming underpayment from Ibom Power,” Etukudo said.
