The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) said it has built about 103 mini-grids nationwide through the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) initiative.
Ahmad Salihijo, the agency’s managing director/chief executive officer, disclosed this while speaking during the 10th mini-grid virtual roundtable discussion on Wednesday.
The NEP is a federal government initiative that is private-sector driven and seeks to bridge the energy access deficit by providing electricity to households, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), educational and healthcare facilities in unserved and underserved rural communities through the deployment of mini-grid, Solar Home Systems (SHS), captive power plants and productive use appliances to ensure sustainability of these off-grid solutions.
Speaking during the roundtable discussion, Mr Salihijo said the REA has successfully deployed 103 mini-grids across Nigeria under the Performance Based Grant (PBG) subcomponent of the NEP.
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