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Edo govt, Ossiomo to extend electricity supply

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The Edo State Government in conjunction with Ossiomo Power Plant has finalised plans to extend the service of the power generating company to other parts of the state in a renewed effort to tackle the challenges of power supply and spur industrialization.

The Managing Director, Ossiomo Power, Dr. Uwa Igiehon, who disclosed this on Friday, said the project which has ensured stable electricity to government establishments and public infrastructure in the Benin metropolis, would now be extended to ensure steady power supply across all Edo communities.

Ogiehon, while reassuring on the expansion of the infrastructure to supply 24-hour power across the state, said, “We are not resting on our oars; we will provide more and extend, and particularly with the new law in Edo state, we are more empowered to achieve even more.

“There is a very definite plan by Governor Obaseki to extend the facility to other senatorial districts in the state and we certainly will do that, and whatever issues that come up, whether gas, generation, transmission or distribution, we have the capacity to tackle and solve them.”

He further called for the support and participation of electricity users and other stakeholders in the state towards achieving a liberalized electricity market in line with the vision of the government.

Reacting on the disruption of gas supply to the Ossiomo Power Plant in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state, Ogiehon said all necessary measures have been put in place to mitigate the problem.

He, however, noted that the firm was not owing the government or any other person for the supply of gas, adding, “Let me make it absolutely clear that we are one of the few power companies in this country that does not owe gas suppliers.

He added, “The way we run our business is a cash flow waterfal. Our customers pay us and we pay the gas suppliers. We don’t owe them any money and they have an obligation to supply gas. It is for them to explain why, within their system, they are not able to supply consistently.”

“It has become imperative for everyone to be involved. We have done our best and now we have the wider public who are customers and users of electricity including the state government and other prominent locations in the state.”

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