An employee works on electric pylons at a power station in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/Files

BEDC reconnects 42 communities across coverage states

Management of BEDC Electricity PLC (BEDC) says it has reconnected 42 communities within its franchise states of Delta, Edo, Ondo and Ekiti states which were hitherto without power supply to the national grid, as at end of November 2018. The distribution company (Disco) which made this known in statement declared that the notion that BEDC […]

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TCN installs 29 power transformers, substations

The Transmission Company of Nigeria said it had installed 29 power transformers and substations across the country between February 2017 and August 2018. It said the completion of the projects was done in line with the government’s policy on incremental power; and debunked claims made by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company that the national grid […]

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An employee works on electric pylons at a power station in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/Files

Electricity workers shut Ikeja DISCO HQ in protest

Protesting electricity workers yesterday shut and crippled business and other activities at the headquarters of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja DISCO. The aggrieved workers led by the leaders of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, and their allied unions, stormed the premises early in the morning and barricaded the office accusing the management of […]

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An employee works on electric pylons at a power station in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/Files

BEDC adds 1,694 transformers to boost power supply in Edo

Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) says it has added a total of 1,694 distribution transformers to ensure power supply improvement in Edo state since the new management took over in 2013. The company which disclosed this in a Customer Information Update on Edo State, also added that power availability has also improved from two hours […]

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BEDC, Thames Energy, Delta state agree on building 20MW power plant

The Benin Electricity Distribution Plc has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Thames Energy Limited and the Delta State Government on the construction of a 20 megawatts power plant in the area. According to correspondence, the BEDC said in a statement that the initiative was aimed at ensuring that over 200 commercial […]

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