Rainy season: EEDC urges motorists to be cautious, avoid hitting electrical installations
Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has urged motorists to drive with caution on highways, especially during the rainy season to avoid hitting electrical installations, owing to likely poor visibility.
The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu.
Ezeh noted that the call had become necessary, following the series of accidents recorded within the EEDC network recently, which had affected its service delivery in some of the affected areas.
He noted that a Toyota Camry had, on May 10, hit one of the high tension poles in the Premier Layout area of Enugu, pulling down five high tension poles and leaving customers being served by the line in darkness.
Ezeh said that on the same day, at Emene within Enugu, an accident involving a trailer affected one high tension pole, leaving the industrial customers within the area without power supply.
“These incidents are one out of the many recorded within our network, and it has always impacted negatively on our revenue, as huge losses are incurred,” he said.
Ezeh also stated that earlier in the month, a Toyota car was involved in an accident at ESUT, Agbani, knocking down one low tension pole, while along Amuri Road, Abakpa, a trailer broke one high tension pole and two low tension ones.
“At Ugwuonyeama, a truck knocked down one high tension pole and at Nsukka Road, Ninth Mile, a trailer knocked down one high tension pole,” Ezeh said.
The EEDC Spokesman attributed some of the causes of the accidents to speeding, use of mobile phones while driving, drunkenness and distractions.
He noted that in some cases, faulty vehicles were put on the road, thus causing more havoc to electricity network.
“EEDC is working assiduously to ensure that its network is stable and that customers enjoy its services, and we will not want these service disruptions to affect the efforts being made.
“We, therefore, appeal to motorists to exercise caution, reduce their speed and also ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before putting them on the road,” he said.
