The new management of Ikeja Distribution Company (IKEDC) has held inaugural Town Hall meetings across its various locations in its bid to establish a roadmap towards providinguninterrupted quality power supply to all its consumers in the nearest future.
The forum, which is designed to occur periodically, also identified the need for engendering public support and understanding through sustained consumer education campaigns that portray a realistic picture of the state of power distribution and the transition period needed by operators to attain enhanced power supply.
NEDC/KEPCO Consortium emerged as new owners of the former Ikeja Distribution Company following the transfer of PHCN assets to private investors on November 1, 2013 by the Federal Government. The company has the Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) as technical partners.
KEPCO, the largest electricity utility company in Asia in terms of Transmission & Distribution, has six generation subsidiaries with 84,000MW capacity, several subsidiary companies and a global efficiency record of a maximum downtime period of four minutes annually.
Seeking IKEDC staff to be “drivers of change”, Manager, Transmission & Distribution Business, Kepco, Mr. Alex Kim, said the management along with its technical partners remains committed to instituting a positive paradigm shift in the power sector through new technology, capacity building, and world-class customer service. “We believe that our staff are key assets for us in this journey towards driving economic growth and development in Nigeria through a robust power sector.Companies are really all about the people. We believe that each individual in the organisation matters. Our strength as an entity lies in leveraging our diversity while maintaining a fully inclusive workforce,” he said.
Stressing the need for a renewed customer-centric approach to service delivery, he added: “The nation is looking to the largest distribution company for leadership and I am confident that we have what it takes to change the face of power supply in Nigeria.”
Fielding questions from staff on issues ranging from job security, safety, training and reward, among others, Kim assured that the management would stop at nothing to ensure that deserving staff are recognized, rewarded and motivated to operate optimally. “Our focus is not on rightsizing or rationalization. Instead, we are looking to build an enduring enterprise with you all as partners, equipped with the right training, operating under safe environment in order to deliver to the cause of providing excellent service,” he said.
He said IKEDC will leverage on Kepco’s wealth of expertise for cutting edge technology toproduce a robust metering system and real-time monitoring of electricity supply to consumers.“We are looking at a future that promises efficient billing, seamless collection, and unmatchedcustomer satisfaction. We must imbibe the culture of putting our customers first and treating our customers with respect,” he concluded.
