BEDC announces salary increase for staff

Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) announced a salary increase for all staff, effective Dec. 1, after reaching an agreement on Nov. 6 with the NUEE and SSAEAC labour unions. The negotiations, which began in March, were led by Acting Managing Director Jonathan Lawani. He called the recent workers’ strike avoidable, saying it caused revenue losses, reputational damage and hardship for electricity consumers. BEDC also cited an operational expenditure framework unchanged since 2013 and financial constraints tied to collection performance thresholds.