In fulfilment of its promise to restore power to University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan between 24 and 48 hours, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) yesterday re-energised the facility.

Patients, workers and other stakeholders within the facility erupted in jubilation as the facility brightened up with light.

The Nation reports that the restoration process, which began on Tuesday, fully materialised yesterday evening.

It was gathered that part of the conditions agreed on by the parties, while trying to resolve the matter, was the unbundling of electricity supply to the tertiary hospital.

The facility was unbundled into three parts, including UCH core area, College of Medicine and others (residential areas and commercial entities), with each running their separate electricity consumption.

Investigation by The Nation reveals that although IBEDC had reconnected UCH since Tuesday, the transformer had to undergo ‘soaking’ for about 24 hours before loading.

Soaking means, to power the transformer up at a very low voltage for a specific period before applying full load. The process requires powering the transformer for a specific period before placing load on it, since it has been out of use for a very long time.

It was gathered that only the core clinical area will have electricity first, while other areas will follow later.

Sources hinted that the management of the hospital has procured a new generator for the main theatre, as the old generator has developed fault.