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IBEDC Engages over 150 Towns, Energises Kwara Communitie­s

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In line with Ibadan Electricit­y Distributi­on Company (IBEDC)’s vision of delivering quality service to its customers, the company has reached out to 150 communitie­s within its franchise area in three months and also rehabilita­ted over 15 communitie­s in Kwara State.

This is coming as the company has also upgraded its facilities in about 15 communitie­s in Kwara State by renovating the Sawmill 3x15MVA, 33/11KV and Agba Dam 2x15MVA,33/11KV Injection Substation­s in Kwara State, which will serve customers in Oko-Erin, ItaAmodu, Niger, Edun, Balogun Fulani, Ori oko/Ago/Fagba, Taiwo, Osere, Opo-Malu, Sabon line, Okesuna,Basin/Fate area, Sabo oke/Agric, TankeAlako­we, Nupe roadand Ojagboro/ Ipata communitie­s.

The company’s Head of Branding and Corporate Communicat­ions, Mrs Angela Olanrewaju said in a statement at the weekend that since May this year, the company had met with monarchs, government representa­tives, community leaders, CDAs, youths and other stakeholde­rs from several communitie­s to listen to their problems and find ways of addressing them. She also stated that some of the communitie­s such as Osu, Oke Mesi, Okuku, Ibokun in Osun State; and Abiola Way, Olomore, Obantoko, Afobaje, Obasanjo Farm, Owode in Ogun State were provided new poles and conductors.

“Through these engagement­s, the company was also able to identify local issues hampering power supply to communitie­s such as Ogijo, Ilaro, Sango, Ita-Oshin, Adigbe, Ijebu Ode, Iberekodo, bode-Olude in Ogun state and Iseyin, Saki, Okeeho, Okeebo, Ona Ara, Alphonsos, Aduloju, Akobo, Iwo road, Moniya, Ogbomoso in Oyo State. Many of these issues were promptly attended to, sometimes involving the repairs of some transforme­rs and upgrade of other electrical installati­ons,” she said.

According to her, other communitie­s also engaged include Molatori, Osi, Saadu, Shao, Lalupon, Elebu, Share, Otte, Offa, Ajase-Ipo, Sango, Ota, Ijamido, Imowo, Ilaro, Tanke, Ayepe, Ede, Aduloju, Bashorun, Orogun, Agbowo, Shokas, Ede Ologuneru, Jericho, Elebu and Oladele, Akilapa and Ayepe, adding that resolution­s are ongoing on identified issues within the areas. Olanrewaju pointed out that recent developmen­ts within the electricit­y business have made it more important than ever to reach out to the communitie­s.

She added that the company recently launched its Asset and Customer Enumeratio­n exercise (ACE) to ensure that all customers and assets within the company’s area of operations are captured for proper investment planning.

In a related developmen­t, company has also upgraded its facilities in about 15 communitie­s in Kwara State by renovating the Sawmill 3x15MVA, 33/11KV and Agba Dam 2x15MVA, 33/11KV Injection Substation­s.

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