Edo Assembly Gives BEDC Four-month Deadline Over Epileptic Power Supply

The Edo House of Assembly has given the Benin Electricity Distribution Company four months to address a persistent poor power supply.

The directive was issued on Monday when BEDC management appeared before lawmakers over concerns about erratic electricity supply.

Speaker Blessing Agbebaku said residents were dissatisfied with the company’s services and urged urgent improvements to avert possible mass protests.

BEDC’s commercial officer, Akinyele Ogunleye, blamed the poor supply on reduced electricity allocation from the national grid.

Mr Ogunleye said the company received less than 300 megawatts to serve four states, noting the supply could not meet consumers’ needs.

(NAN)