ELECTRICITY: Ondo Govt, BEDC Agree To Jointly Roll Out O’datiwa Meters As Governor Aiyedatiwa Sets To Flag-Off Distribution Of Meters By August Ending
The Ondo State Government and the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc today agreed to a partnership to meter thousands of houses in the state as part of the ongoing state government-led metering intervention scheme code-named O’datiwa Meters Initiative.
This was the resolution at the end of a high-powered meeting held on Monday between the Ondo State Electricity Regulatory Transition Committee led by the duo of of its Chairman, Olatunji Ariyomo, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Energy, Johnson Alabi, with the top management staff of BEDC led by its Managing Director/CEO, Mr Deolu Ijose.
About one million houses in the state are expected to benefit from the end of the month of August when the Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa is expected to formally flag off the distribution of the meters.
The goal of the Aiyedatiwa administration’s meter intervention is to end estimated billings in the state.
Speaking during the presentation of the bilateral resolutions between the teams, Ariyomo, the Chairman of the Committee, announced that the parties have agreed to create a joint committee to smoothing the collaboration processes in the interest of members of the public.
The Ondo State Government approved the Oda’tiwa Meter Scheme in the month of July 2024. The intervention covers the three senatorial districts.
The involvement of BEDC in the scheme means that the goal of the state government to eliminate the problem of estimated billings has now received the support of the Disco.
Speaking at the presentation of the resolutions, the MD of BEDC gave assurance that the distribution company is ready to support the State Government to end estimated billing as well as jointly work together to improve electricity supplies across the state.
The Special Adviser to the Governor, Johnson Alabi, said that BEDC is expected to integrate subscribers that have enrolled via the official portal provided by the state government as part of a seamless integration process with all issues of pricing mutually addressed by the two parties.
The parties further agreed to an implementation schedule in the hope of sorting all outstanding issues to ensure that the Governor can flag off the meters for distribution in earnest.
