The Kwara State Government has summoned on the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to improve its service delivery to the community.

AbdulAzeez AbdulGaniyu, the state Commissioner for Energy, said this when the new Kwara State Regional Head of the IBEDC, Toyin Akinyosoye, and his team visited him in Ilorin on Tuesday.

AbdulGaniy told the regional head, “You need to improve on your service because we have many issues that have been brought to the ministry by some communities. People complained about outrageous bills and the unavailability of electricity, which is posing a downturn for some businesses.

“Now that the Electricity Act has been passed, states are now empowered to generate, transmit and distribute electricity, which may lead to competition in the energy sector among stakeholders.”

Also speaking, the Director of Electrical Engineering, Anthony Alago, stated that the Kwara State Government had given transformers to communities, yet most of the communities had not been connected to the national grid by the IBEDC.

“Please ensure you provide more power supply in the state to alleviate the sufferings of the residents,” Alago said.

,Akinyosoye assured the commissioner that the existing network structure would be strengthened, and immediate action would be taken on some issues, including the metering of some ministries.