On Thursday, the Anambra State House of Assembly passed the Anambra State Electricity Bill into law. The Bill for a law to establish the Anambra State Electricity Market and Anambra State Electricity Commission to Regulate Electricity in the State in the areas of Electricity Generation, Distribution, and Supply was read for the third time on Thursday during plenary and passed into law.
The Bill was introduced to the Anambra State House of Assembly as an Executive Bill and is now awaiting the governor’s assent after it was passed into law. Among other things, the new law seeks to establish a competitive market for electricity in Anambra State. The law, therefore provided for authorized companies to generate, transmit, distribute, and sell electricity in Anambra State. These activities, the provided, shall be guided by market realities or forces of the market as it is often referred to in a free market.
Anambra State Electricity law also established an Electricity Commission, which oversees electricity players’ activities in Anambra State.
This is expected to result in the decentralization of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company’s (EEDC) monopoly on electricity in Anambra State.
Ebuka graduated with a second-class upper-division degree in Political Science from the University of Calabar in Nigeria. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master's Degree in Political Science with a specialization in Government and Development Studies from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. His academic background and professional experience have equipped him with a deep understanding of political dynamics and governance issues.