Eko Disco earmarks N42b to improve network

Eko Distribution Company, (Disco) has disclosed that over N42 billion had been earmarked to improve its network over the next five years.

Speaking during the official commissioning of Eko forum office in Lagos yesterday, the chairman, West Power & Gas Limited, owners of  Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Charles Momoh, said the company plans to invest N42 billion was to transform the facility and improve its distribution network in five years.

Momoh, who was represented by a Director, Mr Tunji Olowolafe, said the money would be invested in metering, cleaning up of the system, cabling, transformers and making sure that everything was in line with what had been specified.
“We have the responsibility to light up Lagos and keep it lit. This is the task before us which we must do and do profitably,” he said.
He said the company would partner with the Lagos state government to ensure that power supply hurdles were remove in the state.

“It is our aim to develop a partnership with Lagos State Government over the issue of power supply.
“We are aware that the state government is aggressively working on the power supply situation in the state to enable it pursue its cardinal developmental programmes for the benefit of its citizens.”

Also speaking, the Chief Executive Officer, EKEDC Oladele Amoda, said the company was poised to uphold rules and regulations that exhibited customer’s best practice and satisfaction.
Amoda, however, urged customers within the network to avoid contributing money for repairs of transformers, cable, and power installations.

According to him, vandalism had been a major challenge of the company and, urge customers to join the company in the fight against vandals.
“We have told our customers that  henceforth nobody should contribute money for anybody be it staff in the name of buying or repairing of transformers, cable and power installations,’’ he said.