“NIGERIA’S ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROGRAMME RIVALS INDIA’S: A GAME-CHANGER FOR THE NATION
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–Nigeria’s electricity access programme has become one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects globally, rivaled only by India, according to Abba Abubakar Aliyu, Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
Key Issues:
– _”Nigeria’s electricity access initiative has evolved into one of the largest structured programmes globally, comparable in ambition and scope to leading international efforts such as that of India.”_ – Abba Abubakar Aliyu
– Mini-Grid Deployment : Over 1,000 mini-grids at various stages of development, targeting connections for more than 17.5 million Nigerians.
– _”Mini-grids are increasingly being deployed as resilience infrastructure, powering economic clusters, social services and critical zones, while strengthening the broader national power ecosystem.”_
– Renewable Energy: Development of an 8-megawatt floating solar project at the University of Lagos, alongside hybrid power projects alongside hybrid power projects at the University of Port Harcourt, University of Maiduguri, Obafemi Awolowo University, and Ahmadu Bello University among others
– Energy Access: Focus on providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power to all rural and peri-urban communities in Nigeria
He noted that such deployments are not only expanding access but supporting productivity, education, healthcare delivery and institutional sustainability.
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