The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has explained why Osogbo, the state capital of Osun, was completely blacked out for 48 hours.
Residents of the capital city have been without power since Wednesday evening, March 2, 2022, when the city was hit by heavy rain and strong winds.
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The blackout was caused by a faulty breaker at Osogbo Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Osogbo, according to a notice of power outage signed by Osun Region on Friday, March 4, 2022 and obtained.
The IBEDC fault, which affected the Akeju, Wonderful, GRA, Gbongan-Ibadan road, Dada Prime, OSBC leg, and Ayepe 11Kv feeders, caused power outages in the communities.
Osogbo township, Agunbelewo, Ogo-Oluwa, GRA, Baruwa, Old Garage, Ijetu, Ago Ayo, Ita-Olokan, Isale Osun, Akindeko, Coker, Egbeda, Odi-Olowo, Dada, Adetunji, and Tiwadayo Estates, Fagbewesa, Aratunmi, and environ
While expressing regret for the inconvenience, IBEDC stated that its technical team was working to restore power.
In March, the IBEDC warned that the regions of Ogun, Oyo, Ibadan, Osun, and Kwara would experience prolonged power outages.
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This, it was learned, was due to low generation and power allocation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC’s network (TCN).
TCN allocates 692.5MW of power to the IBEDC on a weekly basis, according to information obtained.