Over 100 Mini-electricity Grids Now Operating in Nigeria – FG Over 100 mini-electricity grids are currently in operation across the country, making Nigeria one of the largest mini-grid markets in Africa, the Federal Government revealed on Tuesday. It disclosed this through the Rural Electrification Agency, a...

FG Disburses $1.1m Grant To Boost Solar Power In Rural Areas         The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr. Ahmad Salihijo, said the agency had disbursed over $1.1 million to 12 solar power companies as part of efforts to boost rural electrification across the...

Fed Govt, Seven Firms Sign MoU To Power Rural Communities         The Federal Government on Wednesday signed an Output Based Fund grant Memorandum of Understanding with seven private companies for the deployment of solar home systems to power rural communities. It was learnt that parties in the...

REA Secures World Bank, AfDB Funds For Power Projects         The Rural Electrification Agency has secured funding from the World Bank and the African Development Bank for the development of power projects in universities and teaching hospitals. The Managing Director of REA, Ahmad Salihijo, disclosed this at...

Power: FG Pledges To Bridge Electricity Gap With Renewable Energy         The Federal Government, yesterday, lit up communities and healthcare centres in Kogi as part of an ongoing effort to leverage renewable energy and off-grid solutions to bridge the electricity gap. Over 70 per cent of Nigerians...

Solar Power Programme’ll Generate N7bn Tax Revenues Yearly - FG       The roll out of five million new solar power connections in off-grid communities is to generate an additional N7bn in tax revenues annually to Nigeria, the Federal Government has said. According to the government, the programme...