IBEDC Alerts Customers on Blackout Over Unpaid Electricity Bills
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has alerted consumers within its franchise area of an impending blackout from next month over backlogs of unpaid bills.
IBEDC said the company will disconnect its feeders from the national grid due to poor remittances.
The power distribution company also noted that consumers liable to be affected by the development are those in Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Ibadan, Oyo and parts of Kogi, Ekiti and Niger states.
Moreover, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Engr. Kingsley Achife in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Ilorin said the decision might result in power outages to customers within the IBEDC franchise areas.
“As a revenue collection arm of the electricity value chain, IBEDC sells and distributes electricity generated by the generation companies.
“However, the company is unable to meet its financial obligations to the electricity value chain due to poor payment and huge outstanding bills by customers.
“We urge our customers to note that failure to pay current and outstanding electricity bills may result in disruption of power to homes, communities, and businesses connected to our network”, the MD said.
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