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January 1, 2021
Ondo State House of Assembly Ad hoc Committee on Utilities and Transportation has held public hearing on the new electricity bill in the state.
The new bill is expected to repeal the old Ondo State Electricity Board law, was put together to provide enabling laws to guarantee private sector participation in power generation, transmission and distribution in the state.
The bill will also provide legal framework for investors to participate in electricity provisions in areas not covered by the national grid system in Ondo State.
The Speaker Rt. Hon. Bamidele Oleyeloogun who led other principal members of the House to declare the event opened said the bill would introduce novel consumer protection clauses to mainstream electric power or electron transfer as a basic market commodity or product for which values exchange hands.
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