MORE THAN 300 HIGH TENSION POLES WERE DESTROYED BY THE RECENT STORM




No fewer than 310 high tension poles belonging to the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company were destroyed during a stormy rain which caused blackouts parts of Port Harcourt.

The company’s Manager of Corporate Communications, John Onyi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

According to Taha, other facilities damaged by the rainstorm were cross arm conductors and 150mm aluminum conductors that spanned more than 32,000 metres.