Forget 18-Hour Power Supply in Sapele—BEDC

March 2, 2017
Forget 18-Hour Power Supply in Sapele—BEDC

Forget 18-Hour Power Supply in Sapele—BEDC

By Dipo Olowookere

Residents of Sapele in Delta State have been bluntly told by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to throw away the belief that they can get at least 18-hour power supply in the ancient town.

This statement followed series of protests carried out by inhabitants of the area, demanding for 18-hour power supply daily from the electricity company.

BEDC, in a statement issued on Tuesday, pointed out that the current 3000-3500MW being generated in the country from which the BEDC’s allocation is just nine percent is not even enough to service a state let alone four states under its control.

In the statement signed by its Executive Director in charge of Commercial, Mr Abu Ejoor, the firm said it would however improve the power supply in the area to eight hours daily.

BEDC, which released the statement after a meeting with Sapele residents, supervised by Speaker of the Delta State Assembly, Mr Monday Igbuya, urged residents of the town to pay part of their backlog of unpaid bills as well as their current monthly charges in subsequent billings.

Dipo Olowookere

Dipo Olowookere is a journalist based in Nigeria that has passion for reporting business news stories. At his leisure time, he watches football and supports 3SC of Ibadan.

Mr Olowookere can be reached via [email protected]

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