The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced that there will be power cuts in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The company said the outage would allow the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to carry out maintenance on its Apo substation.

Mr. Donald Etim, Marketing Director of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), who released this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the power outage would occur on Saturday between 9:00 am and 4:00 p.m.

Etim listed the affected areas to include Lokogoma, Apo Mechanic Village, Apo Resettlement, Waru Village, Gudu, Gaduwa Estate, Trademore Estate, Apo Legislative Quarters, and behind the transmission substation.

“Other areas: include Efab Galaxy Estate, Efab Sunshine Estate, Cedar Crest Hospital and surrounding areas.

“The purpose of the outage is to allow the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to carry out a maintenance exercise on the 100MVA TR4 at the Apo Transmission substation,” it said.

However, he called on customers to be patient and cooperate with the company in its quest to provide better services.

While assuring customers of better power supply, Etim said AEDC’s management sincerely regrets any inconvenience the outage may cause them.

However, he attributed the current low electricity supply to inadequate generation companies.

He said all hands were on deck to ensure a stable electricity supply as soon as possible.