…as govt directs Benin Electricity to stop estimated billing of energy customers
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State says the State is now open for prospective investors to invest in the power sector of the State.
The governor, who stated this while assenting to the State’s Electricity Power Sector Law Bill 2024 passed into law by the State House of Assembly, said, “We have provided the legal framework to unlock a plethora of investment opportunities in the power generation, transmission and distribution investment.
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“The State is now open for prospective investors in this sector to take advantage of it. I believe that this Bill that l have assented to today will improve our power sector which is very key because, you can’t do any investment without power.
“Power is very key and I can tell you today that we have the population and now the legal framework for investment to thrive. The State is now open for investments.
“The laws that l have just assented to are very key, especially the Delta State Electricity Power Sector Law 2024. This particular Law gives me immense joy in assenting to it”.
Meanwhile, the Delta State Government has called on the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to take metering of houses very seriously to enable them to put an end to estimated billing.
Sunday Tatabuzogwu, Commissioner for Energy, made the call when the Regional Head of BEDC, Asaba, and his team paid him a familiarisation visit in his office.
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Tatabuzogwu urged the company not to focus only on Band A when providing meters but to spread more of their meters among Band B, C, and D.
He explained that this would provide stability in electricity consumption of the small-scale industries and also enable them to calculate their expenses.
The Commissioner implored BEDC to appreciate Governor Sheriff Oborevewori who, in line with the MORE Agenda, keeps approving the installation of electrical infrastructure in every part of the State.
