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KEDCO Sees Improvement in Financial Performance Following Power Restoration, Appeals for Prompt Payment

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"gZ69XmbR" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Kano Electricity Distribution Plc&period; &lpar;KEDCO&rpar; has reported steady improvements in financial and business performance following the restoration of power supply after a significant blackout during the September-October 2024 billing and collection cycle&period; This was disclosed in a press statement signed by Sani Bala Sani&comma; Head of Corporate Communication at KEDCO&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"CBSLFxKP" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>According to Sani&comma; the blackout had severely impacted KEDCO and three other distribution companies in the North East and North West regions&comma; with KEDCO being the worst hit&period; &&num;8220&semi;Recall that KEDCO&comma; alongside three other distribution companies in the North East and North West had significant disruption to power supply in October&comma; with KEDCO being the worst hit&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The operations at KEDCO were initially affected on October 13th&comma; 2024&comma; with only 40&percnt; of their grid allocation being supplied after the Shiroro-Kaduna 330kV line incident&period; This situation was exacerbated by a total blackout on October 20th&comma; 2024&comma; during the peak of the revenue collection cycle&period; &&num;8220&semi;Although the power supply was partially restored to a 40&percnt; level on 30th October&comma; we were only availed with up to around 85&percnt; supply levels on November 14th and are anxiously awaiting the completion of the Shiroro-Kaduna repairs&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Sani explained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The blackout resulted in KEDCO&&num;8217&semi;s worst market performance of the year&comma; posing significant financial and economic challenges for both KEDCO and its customers&period; &&num;8220&semi;Having zero grid supply posed significant financial and economic challenges for KEDCO and its customers&comma; with many customers resorting to costly backup sources or shutting down operations&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Sani noted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"r9x2zwqt" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Despite the challenges&comma; KEDCO has seen improvements in power supply&comma; which now stands at around 85&percnt;&comma; leading to significant collections from last month&&num;8217&semi;s arrears&period; Sani urged customers to cooperate by paying their current bills and outstanding arrears promptly to ensure business sustainability&period; &&num;8220&semi;Thankfully&comma; with the current power supply at around 85&percnt;&comma; we have recorded significant collections from last month’s arrears and are appealing to our customers to continue to cooperate with us on prompt settlement of their current bills and arrears&comma; for business sustainability&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he appealed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Sani also commended the resilience of KEDCO&&num;8217&semi;s customers and vowed to continue improving the performance in supplying safe and reliable electricity&period; &&num;8220&semi;We commend the resilience of our customers and vow to continue to improve our performance in supplying them with safe and reliable electricity&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period; He thanked the Honourable Minister of Power for his timely intervention and the Transmission Company of Nigeria &lpar;TCN&rpar; for their restoration efforts&period; &&num;8220&semi;We equally acknowledge TCN’s restoration efforts and appreciate the Federal Government’s commitment to helping improve the redundancy and safety of the National Grid&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Looking ahead&comma; KEDCO&&num;8217&semi;s core investor and Board remain committed to driving investments and improving performance through embedded generation supply options via the Safe Grid and Utility 2&period;0 projects&period; &&num;8220&semi;It remains our core investor and Board’s resolve to continue to drive investments and improved performance through embedded generation supply options in our network via the Safe Grid and Utility 2&period;0 projects&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Sani stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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