IBEDC receives N150m electrical equipment to rescue llorin power outage

Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

The lbadan Electricity Distribution Company (lBEDC) in Ilorin says it has taken delivery of electrical equipment worth N150 million to rescue the power outage being experienced by some residents within Ilorin. lBEDEC Regional Communication Officer, Mr Asaju Kolawole disclosed this during an interview with the Daily Times, in llorin on Tuesday Daily Times, recalls that residents of about 32 communities within the Ilorin metropolis started experiencing the power outage sometime in Dec. 2018. The affected area, which are mainly traditional areas of llorin, include Pakata, Ita Kudimoh, Adeta, Kuntu, Alore, Popo Giwa, Abemi, Soto Street and Ita Amo. Others are Anifowoshe, Oloje, Abata Suban Area, Adabata, Abemi, Alfa Yahya, Ita-elepa, Ita Merin, and its environs. The power outage was attributed to major fault at the transmission feeder station located in Pakata in llorin. The lBEDEC spokesperson, however, said that the repair work on the damaged transmission station had commenced in earnest. He gave an assurance that the N150 million worth of electrical equipment, received from the headquaters of the company in lbadan, would put an end to the power outage. Kolawole, who did not give any specific time for the restoration of power to the affected communities, urged the residents to continue to exercise patience. He advised them not to offer any amount of money to lBEDC staff involved in the repair work at Pakata transmission station or at other places. Comrade Shafil Alada, the spokesperson oc the affected communities, while speaking with Daily Times, confirmed that repair work had commenced on the damaged transmission located at Pakata. He, however, appealed to lBEDEC to expedite action on the repair work to enable the residents resume their social and economic activities in full swing.