BEDC urges NUEE to end strike, restore power supply

Management of BEDC Electricity has appealed to the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) to immediately suspend its industrial action and restore electricity supply across its franchise area, saying negotiations over workers’ welfare and salary-related concerns are still ongoing.The company made the appeal on Tuesday in Benin, following the shutdown of its electricity feeders by the union at about 2:00 a.m. on Monday, October 19, an action that has disrupted power supply to customers across its coverage area.