- Kano state, Nigeria, has been experiencing series of power outtages.
- Alhaji Abubakar Yusuf saves the Disco’s reputation by emphasing the issue being a generation problem and not a distribution problem.
The recent series of power outages in Kano have been attributed by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) to the collapse of the national grid, which resulted in an epileptic supply of electricity throughout the state. Also, the management requests more tolerance from the populace in its franchise locations in the states of Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina as the business makes a concerted effort to enhance electricity supply.
Alhaji Abubakar Yusuf, the company’s chief commercial officer, made the announcement while speaking to reporters in Kano on Wednesday. He explained that the distribution businesses only provide what the generation companies offer them. He explained further that KEDCO is aware of the inconveniences faced by their customers in the three states resulting from drop in power supply causing serial outage especially during the current Ramadan fasting.
“Kano state is entitled to 8 percent of total power generated by the Gencos. Kano requires about 800mw to 1000mw for there to be a smooth and uninterrupted power supply in the state.
“However, only 200mw to 250mw is supplied for distribution in the state. Unfortunately, due to the technical situation on ground, only about 180mw and below is available for distribution in the state” he stated.
He continued by saying that the company’s interim management team is attempting to minimize a number of other issues that it inherited from the previous leadership. Among these are the replacement of faulty transformers, the installation of smart meters to check for meter bypassing, the decrease in vandalism, and the enforcement of consumer payments.
He disputed accusations making the rounds on social media that gave the company a terrible reputation, stating that DISCOs do not produce power; rather, they just distribute the supply that is provided to them by GENCOs.