Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) has
procured 240 Units of Single Face High Voltage
Distribution Transformers to boost electricity
supply and activities of Small and Medium Scale
Enterprises in the area. The new transformers
were used to replace those that they were
destroyed by Boko Haram in three frontline
states.

The Managing Director of the company, Alhaji
Baba Umar Mustpha disclosed this on Tuesday
during a press briefing in Yola, Adamawa state
and nothing the company’s commitment and
determination in boosting economic activities in
the north- east where it is situated.
He noted that the reason for the procurement
was to improve epileptic power supply and boost
the economic activities of the frontline states,
which are dire need of development and food
due to the insurgency which had brought
starvation and hunger in the area.
Mustapha said the aimed is to boost the small
and medium scales enterprises so as to bring the
nation out of its current recession.

He further explained that the transformers which
comprises 25, 20,and 15 KVAs is designed to
reduce technical load, and improve voltage
quality in front line states bedeviled by the Boko
Haram insurgency.
“The transformers is vandal free, controls low
voltage and can not be tampered with by
thieves.”
Mustapha assured customers that 80 percent of

YEDC customers would be metered free by 2017,
while charging customers to reports any faults to
the company.
The MD said the epileptic supply experienced in
the last one week zone might not be
unconnected with the challenges of gas
constraints which dropped generations of power
to 3000 Megawatts which affected the 3.5 per cent
share of YEDC share.
He however called on customers to desist from
energy theft to enable the company thrive in the
north east.