LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's national power grid is prone to frequent collapses, with the resulting power shortages proving an obstacle to economic growth and investment in Africa's most populous ...

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) said it completed and deployed over 200 mini-grids under the Nigeria Electrification ...

Off-grid solar and mini-grids offer one of the most cost-effective means of delivering electricity access, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Image: Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria. It is ...

In a sign that Nigeria may soon anchor West Africa’s energy leap, four states on Tuesday, October 14, inked solar mini-grid agreements as part of a sweeping push behind a $3 billion renewable energy ...

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Monday commissioned its 550kWp solar hybrid mini-grid project in Bakin Ciyawa and Kwande communities, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. The ...

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) managing director, Abba Aliyu has said Jigawa State has the potential to instantly electrify 1 million consumers using solar mini-grids. This, according to him, ...

If Nigeria seeks industrialisation that is not merely aspirational, domestic energy utilisation must grow in a way that ...

Before George Etomi went to university in 1972, his home in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, had near-constant power. When he returned from studying abroad a few years later, power cuts had become ...

Nigeria is in advanced negotiations with the Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) for a $2 billion loan to finance the construction of a new “super grid” transmission network. ・Nigeria is in ...

Mini-grids are helping drive down the number of people without access to electricity. Image: Odyssey Energy Solutions. Mini-grids are growing in number as their economics versus traditional diesel ...