Electricity consumers have decried the continuous drop in electricity supply to households and businesses within the Lagos metropolis.
Several stakeholders in separate interviews on Tuesday in Lagos lamented that the development negatively impacted their socio-economic activities.
According to them, many small-scale businesses have shut down due to erratic power failures without tangible explanations from providers.
Power supply has dropped drastically in Lagos to as low as three to five hours of daily service and as low as three to five, with the business community continuing to lament the epileptic supply, respectively. Lagos is served by Ikeja Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution companies.
Communities have been thrown into darkness for some time now, while residents of Lagos metropolis are experiencing unprecedented power outages.
Opeyemi Ajayi, managing director of Victory Pure Water in Ikorodu, said the persistent energy crisis had negatively affected industries, causing shutdowns, hampering productivity and escalating operational expenses.
“We buy diesel between N1,150 and N1,200 per litre. Most small-scale businesses have started closing down due to the current outages in the country. We appeal to the Federal Government to save our businesses from total collapsing,” she said.
Waheed Jimoh, a welder at Somolu, said that electricity supply had dropped drastically since January, especially in the Somolu area.
Mr Jimoh said that some residents had been experiencing a total blackout three to four days a week, while some received supply less than five hours per day under the distribution company’s load-shedding scheme.