The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), one of the power distribution companies in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has appealed to customers in Oyo, Ogun and Osun States to pay their debts to avert total blackout following threats by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to disconnect it from the national grid.
The IBEDC, in a message sent out to its customers, read: “SOS! Help Us Avert the Black Out! Dear esteemed customer.
“We regret to inform you of the plans by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to disconnect IBEDC from the national grid over poor remittances.
“Paying your bills immediately is the only solution to this pending blackout. Pay 100% of your current and outstanding electricity bills now to prevent IBEDC from being disconnected.”
Last month, the market operator, a subsidiary of Transmission Company of Nigeria, threatened to disconnect 13 Discos for breaching market rules.
Consequently, last week, the market operator disconnected Kano, Kaduna Electric Distribution Company and Apple Electric.
However, the three Discos were reconnected after the Minister for Energy intervened.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
