Ikeja Electric Plc has announced that some areas under its operational network will experience power outage for a period of eight weeks in order to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) re-conduct its 132KV lines.
According to reports, The Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric, Olajide Kumapayi, made this known with an announcement at a news briefing today, Monday in Ikeja.
Kumapayi said the project which would begin on Oct. 11 was aimed at increasing the capacity of the transmission lines to wheel more power from the generation companies.
He added that some of the current 132KV lines installed some 50 years ago had become obsolete and degraded due to time and usage and were in dire need of a revamp.
According to him, some of the areas which will be affected by this stage of the project includes Oregun, Police Training College, Oba Akran, Oke Ira, Ogba, Magodo, Anifowoshe, and Omole Phase One.
Kumapayi said: “The TCN is currently embarking on the upgrade of the 132KV lines from Ikeja West to Ota and Alimosho in stages. This is the second stage.
 “The TCN is replacing all the aluminum conductors with gap conductors which are more sophisticated to withstand heat and have more capacity to carry current.
“The implication of this is that from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, the substations controlling these areas will be switched off which will affect the feeders connected to them.
He further added that the TCN would also move to Alimosho and Agege axis during the next stage.
Kumapayi noted that the upgrade was a power sector initiative to boost the transmission and distribution of electricity to Nigerians.