The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, has assured of its commitment to the completion of the construction work on the Abeokuta-Sagamu-Mowe 33KV dual-circuit line.
The Chief Technical Officer, CTO, of the company, Mr. Akin Abiodun, in a statement issued in Ibadan, said that would enable communities at Mowe, Magboro, Ibafo and environs benefit from the newly commissioned Abeokuta Transmission Station at Kobape.
He said the on-going construction of the double circuit 33kV overhead lines from the new transmission station through Sagamu Interchange to Mowe, was divided into five segments and awarded to different contractors to hasten completion.
According to him, presently four segments of the project had been completed which represented 80 per cent completion, stating that the completed sections of the lines had been soaked while the contractor assigned the remaining 20 per cent of the segment was on site working assiduously to ensure the completion of the project soon.
He however revealed that there was a bottleneck created by the ongoing construction of the third over-head bridge at kilometer 55, a few kilometers to Sagamu Interchange, noting that that had prevented the linkage of the existing 33KV line with the new lines that are proposed to serve as alternative to the line coming from Oke-Aro TCN Substation.
Abiodun nevertheless appealed to customers at Mowe, Ibafo, Magboro and environs to remain patient and be rest assured of improved supply in the shortest possible time.
“IBEDC is not insensitive to the present irregular supply being experienced in Mowe, Ibafo, Magboro and environs. We sincerely apologise for all inconveniences this present situation might have caused our esteemed customers.
“We are also appealing to our unmetered customers in these locality to be rest assured of getting metered through the National Mass Metering Program, NMMP, and any other scheme that may be approved by the regulator,” he said.
