Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has kicked off its integrated network improvement programme which holds out as the most ambitious programme by any DISCO.
The programme will commence this week with the most sophisticated GIS programme ever to be embarked in Sub Shahara Africa. The GIS programme which will map every inch of the five South Eastern states of Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia will herald the equally elaborate enumeration of all the assets and customers within EEDC network while a comprehensive metering of the enumerated customers will begin.
In a statement by Principal Communication Manager, Eugene Aniowo, “the GIS programme will provide a digital map of the entire South-East Nigeria. Other spin–offs from the project include providing identification for every road, street and property in the region which will be used to develop a comprehensive addressing system with post code, among others, as obtained in developed countries.
“It is a navigation system for the entire region such that with a post code of an address, the navigation system in a vehicle or a smart phone can lead a driver or phone holder to the address.
“The impact of all these on security in the region can only be imagined as it becomes easier to track kidnappers, fleeing armed robbers, help police identify with precision any point of distress call, ditto with fire service and hospital ambulance service. The state governments could avail themselves the use of the digital map of either states for their physical planning.”
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