The Benue State Government says it is working on enacting an electrical law to control the state’s energy sector.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Makurdi, Mr Omale Omale, the Commissioner for Transportation, Renewable Energy, and Power, revealed this.
According to Omale, the Ministry of Justice is now reviewing a draft of the bill before presenting it to the state executive council.
As soon as the executive council gave its approval, the commissioner said, the bill would be forwarded to the House of Assembly as an executive bill.
“The law will address the energy needs in unserved and underserved communities in the state.
“There are some communities that don’t have electricity infrastructure networks, which represent the unserved group, while there are others with the infrastructure but don’t get regular electricity.
“As a ministry, we know the energy needs of all Benue people, and we are working on it,” he said.
The new Electricity Act, according to Omale, enables states to generate, sell, and regulate electricity inside their borders as well as participate in the energy market.
