The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has appealed to it’s customers in some parts of Ogun State including Papalanto, Arigbajo, Ejio, Ifo, Agodi, Olomu road, Ososun village, Coker, Akinside Ibogun, Oju-sango and Pakoto, among others over the current power outage being experienced in their communities.
Other areas affected by the outage, according to the distribution company, include: Babyoku, Agebgise, Ogun bade, Iyana Cele, Iyana Ilogbo, Owode, Ijako, Isorosi, Ishaka Igbala, Ijako-Sugar, Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, Ilaro town, Igbogila, Oja Odan, Ilaro Poly, Paayi, Idiroko, Ipokia, Ilase, Igua, Farm settlement, Ibese, Ijoga, Ibara orile, Ijoun, Imasayi, Abule oke, Maria, Yewa, Ajegunle, Abalabi, Akinside, Akinbo. Olorunsogo, Ilaro road, Weybridge, Gudugba, Abule Oko, Bonny Pie Industries, Water works, Lapeleke, and environs.
The company, in a statement signed by the Chief Technical Officer, Engr. Akin Abiodun, apologized for the disruption in supply and said that the outage is due to a heavy fault on a 33kV line that had a backlash on the grounding transformer at the TCN Sub-station at Papalanto.
Abiodun further explained that the grounding transformer which forms part of the power transformer’s protection has to be replaced before supply can be restored.
