Kunle Adelabu
In its efforts to improve metering strategy, the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (Ikeja DisCo) has trained 140 graduates to accelerate the exercise.
Folake Soetan, the Chief Executive Officer of Ikeja Electric, during the presentation of certificates, said that the trained graduates by the Ikeja Electric Metering Academy was established in 2020 as a result of a lack of workers with the necessary skills to install meter, which she said has caused a slow rate of metering throughout its network.
The training was done in collaboration with the Power Program Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) and the Energy Training Center.
The IE CEO was represented by Ms Seqinah Akinwunmi, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ikeja Electric, at the graduation ceremony.
According to her, the young graduands were selected across Ikeja Electric’s six Business Units which included; Akowonjo, Shomolu, Abule-Egba, Ikeja, Oshodi and Ikorodu.
“The programme will also equip staff to carry out functions which include meter installation, identifying faults and also rectifying the faults. This will improve service delivery, ensure customer satisfaction and grow revenue”, IE CEO said.
The Managing Director, Energy Training Centre, Ms Ibiene Okeleke, also speaking, said:
“Ikeja Electric has invested heavily in the Metering Academy. They partnered with Energy Training Centre (ETC) to ensure the 140 candidates were trained by the Metering Academy, across three batches”.
