Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc management has apologised to its valued customers in Mowe, Ibafo and Magboro for the inadequate electricity supply to the regions.
Its Chief Operating Officer, Mr John Ayodele, during a statement on Tuesday, said that the dismal power situation being experienced within the communities was a shared challenge between IBEDC and therefore the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
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He said that the three communities got their supply from Oke-Aro 132KV/33KV transmission station, and allocation by TCN for the world It was 13 MW, whereas about 40 MW was needed by the communities.
As TCN could not allocate the energy needed to serve all buyers within the communities, Ayodele said, the only alternative was to deploy intensive load management.
According to him, this may make sure that customers have equal hours of daily supply.
“Another major challenge is that the 33KV which may be a straight network is solely under the control of the TCN.
“Whenever there's a fault, the traditional routine is that our engineers must get approval from the TCN before repairs can commence, and this process may be a bit challenging.
“Also, counting on the character of the fault and therefore the terrain of the network affected, the method becomes more cumbersome,” Ayodele said.
He said that IBEDC was performing on the reconstruction of the old Owode-Egba network to enable a number of the communities that enjoy the newly commissioned Abeokuta Transmission Station at Kobape.
“We also are appealing to our unmetered customers during this locality to require advantage of the Meter Asset Provider Scheme (MAP) to urge metered.
“Our staff are on strict schedules to make sure that customers’ issues are promptly addressed,” he said.
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