- Ikeja Electric Promises Ikorodu Residents Improved Supply
Ikeja Electric Plc, one of the nation’s electricity distribution companies, has said it will ensure maximum utilisation of the newly inaugurated 2X60MVA transmission substation in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos.
The company said as a result of the new facility, it would be able to wheel more power to its customers at Odogunyan, Agbede, Odonla, Ogijo, Igbosoro, Ita-Oluwo, Poboyejo, Agodo, Cantonment, Fakale, Ita-Elewa, Odo-Kekere, Agbede, Ogijo, and environs.
The acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Electric, Dr. Anthony Youdeowei, who was represented by the Chief Technical Coordinator, Mr. Sunday Oyewole, at the inauguration ceremony on Monday, was quoted in a statement as saying the completion of Odogunyan Transmission Substation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria would further provide the impetus to meet the demands of industrial, commercial and residential customers in Ikorodu.
“Ikeja Electric has commenced plans for maximum utilisation of the new transmission capacity available at Odogunyan Transmission Station immediately after the inauguration. Six 33 KV feeders will be radiated from the new two 60 MVA transformers immediately,” he said.
Youdeowei noted that the Odogunyan substation would relieve the workload on the existing Sabo Transmission Station in Ikorodu, thereby reducing the pressure on the network for stable and quality power to customers.
He said the company had also embarked on network expansion and rehabilitation in order to fully utilise the new capacity in a bid to effectively deliver power to customers for sustainable socio-economic development.
“We have embarked on rehabilitation and network expansion on the aging infrastructures for excellent service delivery to customers. The development has witnessed the replacement of power transformer at Mangoro and Adekunle Fajuyi injection substations. We have rehabilitated and inaugurated Maryland, Ogudu and Iju injection substations, while power transformers were also reconditioned at Oke-Afa, Itire, Alausa, Adaranijo and Ekoro injection substations,” he said.
According to Youdeowei, rehabilitation work is ongoing at Ilupeju and Alaja injection substations where all the 11KV panels are being replaced with new ones to boost more and reliable power to the areas.
The Ikeja Disco boss urged customers in its network to settle their bills promptly to enable the company to meet its financial obligations to the sector and carry out adequate maintenance of its infrastructure.
