08/06/2025
Power Revolution Comes to Irele & Ese Odo This Month
Anyigba Independent Electricity Distribution Network Limited (AIEDN) will deploy a two-megawatt gas-powered turbine this month to restore power supply to Irele and Ese Odo Local Government Areas, ending years of blackouts caused by vandalized infrastructure, the AIEDN management has said.
The licensed electricity distributor, operating under Ondo State Government authorization, announced Sunday that it has rehabilitated four vandalized transformers and will install five new 50 kVA transformers in commercial areas of Irele township at no cost to communities.
AIEDN plans to energize a minimum of 12 distribution substations by the end of June 2025, with capacity for 19 substations depending on infrastructure handover from Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The company submitted formal requests to Ondo State Electricity Regulatory Bureau on June 5 for the handover process.
The project addresses decades of power infrastructure decay in areas where Irele LGA once had 26 transformers and Ese Odo had 35, most of which were vandalized or stolen. All consumers will connect through prepaid meters, with the metering program launching next week.
As a backup plan, AIEDN will construct its own 16-kilometer 33 kV transmission line from Okitipupa if NDPHC contractors fail to complete their repairs. Construction would begin in September or October 2025.
The company is also installing solar street lighting at each substation for security and has engaged value chain investors for network expansion to additional sites.
