This program is a part of the West African country’s
National Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) for post-Covid-19 recovery, and it
is financed by the Federal Government through budgetary allocation.
It will be implemented by the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the Implementing Agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria
tasked with the electrification of rural and unserved communities, in a span of
12 months.
Scope of the project
According to Sale Mamman, the West African country’s Minister
of Energy, REA will deploy solar power mini-grids to 200 public healthcare
centers (PHC) and provide solar-powered street lights to the host communities.
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At the 104 unity schools, the government agency will
distribute Solar Home Systems (SHS) and provide solar-powered street lights
within the campuses.
Upon completion, the program will enable job creation,
improve energy access and help the federal government to attain 30 percent of
renewable energy contributing to the power sources by 2030.
Advancing the financing process for project under NEP
On the sidelines of the announcement of the “Energy for All
– Mass Rural Electrification” program, the Nigerian minister for energy also
disclosed that the REA has been advancing with the World Bank processes for
financing a project to electrify 100 health facilities in a bid to close the
energy gap in the health sector.
Through this project, which is under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), the Agency will deploy hybrid solar power
solutions to 100 secondary and tertiary health facilities that have also served
as isolation and treatment centers.
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