Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has rejected claims by Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) linking patient deaths to power outages, labeling the accusation as an attempt to tarnish its reputation.
On Sunday, AKTH voiced concern over the loss of patients on life support, asserting that continuous electricity supply might have prevented the tragedy.
In response, KEDCO’s Head of Corporate Communications, Sani Bala Sani, stated that power had been restored even before the hospital’s public complaint. He explained the recent disruption was connected to the project of separating the hospital’s main campus and healthcare facilities from its staff residential power supply.
Sani stressed that the primary hospital buildings are fed by a priority 33kV Zaria Road line, receiving approximately 22 hours of daily electricity under Band A services. According to Sani, the hospital administration has insisted on keeping residential quarters on the same feeder, compromising the stability of critical power delivery.
Attempts by KEDCO to isolate the residential power from essential hospital areas faced resistance, which led to a major fault causing the outage. To ensure continuous and safer electricity service, the company is moving forward with the separation of these supply lines.
KEDCO also disclosed that unpaid electricity bills from the hospital’s staff housing have negatively affected power quality and impacted the company’s financial viability. According to a letter dated August 12, 2025, from the Chief Commercial Officer Muhammad Aminu Dantata to AKTH’s Chief Medical Director, electricity services to non-essential premises face withdrawal unless outstanding payments are cleared.
Despite several reminders, only partial payments have been made, accumulating an unsettled balance of ₦949,880,922.45 as of August 2025. The hospital was asked to pay its August bill of ₦108,957,582.29 in full within ten working days to prevent discontinuation of service – The letter stated
KEDCO, so far has affirmed its duty to supplying uninterrupted power to AKTH while protecting the integrity and safety of its network. The hospital management has yet to issue a direct response to the company’s claims.
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