The Transmission Company of Nigeria and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company are currently in a blame game over power supply failure amid recent tariff hike.
Recall that IBEDC, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and Kano Electricity Distribution Company issued notices blaming TCN for inability to deliver estimated hours of supply to its feeders.
However, TCN in a statement on Thursday by its General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, described the allegation as incorrect.
“That IBEDC’s publication on the 9th of April 2024 across their social media platforms, attributing their inability to deliver estimated hours of supply to its customers is incorrect.
“That the feeders mentioned in the publication are NOT within the TCN network. This means that most of the listed feeders in the publication are 11kV operated by IBEDC and completely outside TCN’s Operational Control and in IBEDC’s network.
“That the reasons given for the outage on IBEDC 11kV and 33kV are earth/ over current faults, which have no bearing on TCN’s frequency control operations.
“That the statement by IBEDC has been verified by TCN’s regional management in Osogbo in conjunction with IBEDC Officials themselves and has been proven to be false, necessitating necessary corrections being made.
“While TCN sees this misinformation of IBEDC as a ploy to undermine and mislead the public against regular power supply, we remain focused on supporting the government’s move towards a more robust and efficient power supply”, TCN stated.
Meanwhile, TCN was silent about the allegations by AEDC and Kano Disco.
Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission last Tuesday approved a 245 per cent tariff hike for electricity customers under Band A.
However, customers nationwide are lamenting Discos’ inability to meet up with hours of power supply despite the hike.
Tariff hike: TCN, Ibadan Disco in blame game over poor power supply
