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Provide meters transparency, Ekiti urges BEDC

By Francis Akinnodi

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Ekiti State Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Prof Mobolaji Aluko, has urged the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to provide meters to all households in the state for greater transparency, accountability and good service delivery.

Prof. Aluko, who made the call in Ado Ekiti at a meeting with the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BEDC, Mr Deolu Ijose, stressed that metering households would enhance transparency and redeem the negative image that electricity distribution companies inherited from the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

Aluko emphasized that meters would guarantee that customers only pay for what they use and would save them the embarrassment of being unduly and randomly disconnected, adding that it would also curtail wastage.

The commissioner solicited the collaboration of BEDC in the distribution of electricity that would be generated through the State Independent Power Plant (IPP), noting that using the company’s overhead electricity lines as against using underground cable would assist in ensuring optimum distribution of the 5 megawatts expected output of the power plant.

Recalling that the IPP project was flagged off during Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration to put an end to sole dependence on the National Grid, especially in all government institutions, Aluko said that the IPP would be extended to willing individuals or corporate organizations who are ready to pay for the service.

Responding, Ijose, who sought the government’s support towards addressing the issues of vandalisation of the company’s assets, said there would soon be an enumeration exercise of both customers and assets as part of efforts to provide better services.

He commended the state government for steps taken to address electricity supply issues, describing it as an indication of commitment to ensuring a stable electricity supply.

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