By; JABIRU A. HASSAN, Kano
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has reassured its customers of improved power supply across franchise states despite some challenges.
This was disclosed by the acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Alhaji Abubakar Yusuf at a press conference held on Tuesday at the company’s head office in Kano.
He stressed that KEDCO is trying to meet the customers demands of constant electricity supply in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states, where he urged the customers to exercise more patience as the company is making good efforts towards achieving the mission.
He added that, “we are making advancements in tackling major obstacles that retard our efforts and from what is going on, our services would reach everywhere despite many challenges affecting the company’s zeal and determination to better services, but we are succeeding,” he stressed.
Abubakar Yusuf reiterated that KEDCO is having various issues that are affecting its determination to supply power although the company requires 600 megawatts, but only gets 180 megawatts, which is a great challenge.
He lamented that other challenges affecting the company include lack of prompt payment of electricity bills and vandalization of equipment by unpatriotic elements, but assured that they are making efforts to actualize their objectives of providing constant power supply.
Responding to the alleged diverting of power supply to some selected industrial areas, Abubakar Yusuf announced that the company operates on bands which are based on the capacity of the consumers and according to him, this will not deter constant electricity supply as all hands remain on deck to ensure that KEDCO reached everywhere without bias.
