PHED blames power outage in Calabar on vandalism of TCN towers

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution says the ongoing power outage in Calabar, the Cross River State capital and environs, was caused by vandalization of electrical facilities belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria in Oku Iboku, Akwa Ibom State.

PHED who described the act as shameful, said the incident rocked Calabar and its metropolis about a month ago and has completely deprived deserving customers access to electricity services across the state.

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