The Oyo State Rural Electrification Board came in to being under the Oyo State Edict No 7 of April 1997 and as Oyo State Rural Electrification Board amendment Law, 1999 which is a corporate body with perpetual succession and a common seal.
The Board by Law consists of a full time chairman 3 part-time members, General Manager and Secretary to the Board. 1 representation from Ministry of Works and Transport, the Director Rural Development, of the Ministry of Agriculture Natural resources and Rural development.
The Board is divided in to four divisions for convenience of operations as follow:
- Operations
- Planning/Research,& Monitoring
- Finance and Administration
- Community Development and Mobilization
Each of these divisions is headed by qualified personnel’s and is responsible to the General Manager through the Secretary to the Board.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Objectives
- To provide a concrete base for the provision of electricity in the rural and urban areas.
- To provide a pivot of solutions to problems created by non-availability and availability of electricity in the rural and urban areas of Oyo State.
- To undertake basic studies and survey of integrated rural areas and provide continuous basis, useful and systematic technical information for designing and monitoring of electrification policies in the rural areas of the State at grass root level.
- To educate, disseminate and mobilize rural communities on the importance and needs of electricity for the rapid development of their areas;
- To liaise with the various Local Government areas of the State with a view to provide necessary electrification amenities for the rural areas of the States.
- To liaise with other relevant agencies and Institutions such as PHCN Plc, Federal Ministry of Power and Steel, whether in the Public or Private sector, which may have complementary objectives or mandate in the provisions of extension services, that is, connection to PHCN National Grid and for the eventual use of rural communities.
- To create a forum for Community Development of the rural areas of Oyo State via joint efforts of the communities;
- To encourage active participation of the rural communities in the developmental programmes of the Local Government Areas of the State.
- To provide urban electrification project for the beautification of the urban areas especially the main Cities in the Local Government areas of the State.
- To maintain electrification facilities such as street lights etc., in the urban centers especially big cities in Oyo State.
Contacts
Email: oysreb@gmail.com , oysreb@yahoo.com
Phone: +234-8033714075 , +234–8185482291
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