Electricity (power) is a regulated business world over, and the same is true in Nigeria. The regulator, NERC (Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) in our case, sets the license areas of distribution, consumer tariff, codes & standards for network and works to safeguard interests of both the consumers and shareholders.
The electricity/power industry in Nigeria has
undergone tremendous reforms, and the business of generation, transmission, and
distribution, which were together under a single umbrella of NEPA, have hitherto
been unbundled into separate arms. As a direct result of the Electric Power
Sector Reform (EPSR) bill, that was signed into law on March 11, 2005, total 11
distribution companies (called DISCO) were formed. These DISCOs, including
EKEDP were further privatized on 1st November 2013, thus completing the cycle
of reform efforts in Nigeria that began almost a decade back.
EKEDP(Eko Electricity Distribution Company) covers
the license area of the southern part of Lagos state and Agbara in Ogun state. For
the ease of operations and division of work, the license area of EKEDP is
segmented into 3 Circles and 10 Districts, namely:
West Circle: It has 3 Districts – Agbara, Ojo and
Festac
Central Circle: It has 4 Districts – Ijora, Mushin,
Orile and Apapa
East Circle: It has 3 Districts – Lekki, Ibeju and
Island
Every District office has a Consumer Care Centre
(CCC), where customers can visit and interact with our Customer Relationship
Officers (CROs) for addressal of their requests and complaints. To enable
quicker resolution of network breakdown on the low-tension (LT) network of 415 V,
we have created a minimum of 3 Zonal Offices in each District. The Zone team looks
after all the operation & maintenance matters of LT network in a safe
manner.
EKEDP(Eko Electricity Distribution Company) receives its bulk power supply from the
following two Transmission sources: Akangba (330/132 KV) and Ajah (330/132 KV);
and thereafter, through 10 nos. of 132/33 KV transmission stations. There are
40 Injection Substations with a total installed capacity of 1137.5MVA. This
capacity and system reliability will further increase with the induction of various
NIPP projects in EKEDP’s high tension network (HT – 33 KV & 11 KV),
expected to be completed by mid of 2015.
There are 6000+ Distribution Substations with a total
installed capacity of around 2500 MVA, good enough to serve a present base of
around 0.4 million customers and existing load demand on our network. There are
many legacy challenges, though. The switchgear, transformers, relays,
underground (U/G) & overhead (O/H) network, etc. that we have inherited in
November 2013, are in a dilapidated & unsafe state. It needs huge investment,
and with adequate and timely allocation of Capex (capital expenditure) by our
regulator (NERC), this challenge can be overcome by team EKEDP through
dedication in work and improved processes, technologies, and safe practices.
Quick Contact:
24/25 Marina,
Lagos Island,
Lagos.
+234 708 065 5555
Culled from EKEDP