Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned the Commisoner for Energy, Barr. Seun Asamu over the spate of unconnected transformers in Oyo State.
The commisoner who was accompanied by the Ag. General Manager, Oyo State Rural Electrification Board and Directors of the Oyo State Ministry of Energy took his time to explain to the House that the Ministry and its Agencies had done their findings on the transformers and discovered- amongst others- the following: [i] the transformers in question were procured by previous Administrations; [ii] the distribution of the transformers was riddled with ‘mismatch’ issues i.e. incorrect capacity transformers being supplied to the wrong area (based on the power line serving that area); [iii] efforts to ‘swap’ transformers was met with mistrust by the communities in question; [iv] efforts had been made under previous Administrations to energise the transformers but unfortunately these efforts didn’t see the light of day.
He however informed the House of the ministry’s efforts- planned and underway- towards securing Government and alternative funding/connection options, and their determination that same will yield fruit, to ensure power provision for as many residents in Oyo state as possible.
He also briefed the House on some of the Ministry’s other plans and efforts towards providing and facilitating good quality and quantity of power to Oyo state residents, thereby providing a better quality of life and business.
He there assured the House that this Ministry under the Governor Seyi Makinde Administration will continue to work in a focused and determined manner in this regard.
