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| A technician works on transformer control cables in Nigeria. File photograph, 2011. Jodyreal / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. |
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) have discussed closer coordination of maintenance and outage requests to improve the reliability of electricity networks serving Osun and Oyo states.
TCN’s Osogbo Regional General Manager, S.A. Asinmi, identified communication between the two operators as a priority during a meeting at the company’s regional office on Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
Asinmi urged their operational teams to coordinate requests for outages more closely so that maintenance work could proceed effectively. He linked that cooperation to the condition of the network and the reliability of electricity supply.
He also called for better planning between transmission and distribution personnel when scheduling and carrying out maintenance. The objective, according to the account of the meeting, was to limit avoidable interruptions while allowing operators to complete necessary work on their equipment.
Oluwasogo Olufayo, the newly appointed regional head of IBEDC’s New Osun Office, led the distribution company’s delegation.
Olufayo discussed IBEDC’s recently established business hubs at New Osun and New Oyo, alongside the operational relationship between those offices and TCN’s Osogbo Region.
He reaffirmed the distribution company’s commitment to working with TCN and said coordinated operations would support electricity service delivery across the region.
The discussions covered the management of outages, maintenance arrangements and communication between the organisations. Both officials presented closer cooperation as a means of improving their operations.
The companies perform different functions in delivering electricity to consumers. TCN carries power from generating companies through its transmission infrastructure to distribution companies. IBEDC operates the distribution network through which electricity reaches customers.
IBEDC explains in its company profile that it organises its operations through regional offices, each headed by a regional manager and comprising business hubs. Its corporate headquarters is in Ibadan, Oyo State.
TCN’s account of the Osogbo visit did not identify a particular feeder or substation for repairs or announce a maintenance outage schedule.