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Juba Electricity Distribution Company (JEDCO) – the main electricity provider in the capital warned clients it will switch off power on Sunday from dawn to dusk over some maintenance work.

A press statement JEDCO notifying users about the power interruption said the company is undertaking preventive maintenance on the power plant and its distribution network.

“We hereby inform you that there will be a necessary annual maintenance of outdoor switchgear of the power plant and distribution network on Sunday, November 19, 2023, from 6:00AM to 6:00PM,” JEDCO Managing Director Wondimu Tenkir said in the statement.

“During this exercise, there will be a total power interruption.”

The company apologized for the inconvenience but said the operation was necessary to ensure the continuous reliability and smooth operation of the power supply system.

In May 2023, JEDCO suffered a blackout lasting over 10 hours due to a technical malfunction in one of the power-generating engines, resulting in a major power disruption in the capital.

Following the outage, the company apologized for what it termed as “unexpected” technical fault.

The normal electricity supply resumed weeks after the technical glitch in power plant was fixed, JEDCO said.