The current distruptions in power supply across the country has been blamed on several factors, including low gas supply, vandalism and energy theft.
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBDC, in a statement made available on Sunday by its spokesperson, Busolami Tunwase, pleaded for understanding and reassure its customers of its commitment to finding lasting solutions.
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had recently summoned management of the Distribution companies to a meeting over the worsening power supply, threatening to revoke the licences of non-performing power distribution companies.
IBDC in its explainarion said, “One of the primary factors is the low supply of gas to generating companies which has led to a gradual decrease in available generation into the grid. This has significantly reduced the power available on the transmission grid for onward supply to IBEDC, and in turn, greatly hindered our ability to provide power to customers within our franchise, namely Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara, and partly in Kogi, Niger and Ekiti states.”
It stated further that scheduled maintenance activities conducted by the TCN in January and March 2024 necessitated planned outages in specific areas of its network.
“While these measures are essential for ensuring the long-term reliability of electricity infrastructure, we recognise the inconvenience they may cause and sincerely apologise for any disruptions experienced by our customers,” the company pleaded.
The statement noted that vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure remain major issues that negatively impact power supply.
sustainable as this is the guarantee for improved power supply”.
Despite these challenges, the IBEDC said it remains optimistic that poor supply will soon become a thing of the past, saying the Minister of Power, Adelabu has taken urgent steps to address the gas supply issue.
“On energy theft and vandalism, we are currently partnering with security agencies to reduce this vice. However, we urge our customers to remain vigilant, protect electrical infrastructures within their communities, and report any suspicious activities promptly.
“We are implementing comprehensive measures to improve and strengthen our infrastructure in order to efficiently distribute the power we receive from the grid. We are also urgently exploring alternate sources of power to enable us to meet the power supply needed within our franchise,” the firm submitted.
