Blackout Looms In Oyo, Kwara, Osun Over Unpaid Electricity Bills

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has alerted consumers within its franchise area of an imminent blackout effective from next month over backlogs of unpaid bills.

The power distribution company said it intends to disconnect its feeders from the national grid as a result of poor remittances.

Consumers to be affected by the development are those in Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Ibadan, Oyo and parts of Kogi, Ekiti and Niger states.

According to a statement signed by the IBEDC Managing Director, Kingsley Achife, the move 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”, the statement read.