The Human Rights Pathfinders Association has urged the Delta state house of assembly adhoc committee on Electricity to make Electricity legislation that will improve electricity market in the state, The Courage.
The primary objective of any business is to make profit and significant reduction of cost is one of the strategies that companies adopt for the purpose of maximising profits. Over the years, we have seen companies move their production plants from Nigeria to neighbouring countries majorly because of high energy costs and the absence of stable electricity in the country. On 8 June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electricity Act, 2023 (the Act) into law.
The 2023 Electricity Act repeals the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005 (EPSRA) and aims to consolidate the laws relating to electricity in Nigeria across the entire value chain of the Nigerian Power Sector, including the integration of renewable energy to Nigeria’s energy mix.
In addition, the Act aims to encourage state government participation in the power sector and increase private sector investment.
We urge the lawmakers to make the law in a a way that the state will decentralized the generation and distribution of electricity base on the 25 local government of the State.
The legislation should empower the state government to build power plant across the 25 local government of the state to give room for stable and energy security in the state. We at HURPA believes if this is properly done Delta will experience a new dawn in energy supply in the state.
