New mini-grid regulations to boost renewable energy in Niger
The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Dr Abba Aliyu, has hailed the newly released mini-grid regulations of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, describing them as a historic turning point that will fast-track large-scale project delivery in Nigeria’s renewable energy sector. A statement from the firm stated that the updated regulation released by NERC […]
NRS exits Nigeria’s unreliable national electricity grid
The Nigerian Revenue Service has joined the growing list of major organisations abandoning the troubled national electricity grid, securing approval to generate its own power amid persistent outages that continue to cripple businesses and government operations across the country. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s fourth quarter 2025 report, the revenue agency obtained a […]
Nigeria Rolls Out $750m Mini-Grid Solar Power Initiative
The Federal Government is implementing what has been described as the largest publicly funded renewable electricity programme in the world, aimed at expanding power access through mini-grids, solar infrastructure, and off-grid electrification projects across Nigeria, the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, has said. Aliyu disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while […]
REA inaugurates 1MW solar hybrid systems in Abuja
Thousands of residents in the Rubochi community, Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday witnessed a milestone in their socio-economic development as the Rural Electrification Agency commissioned a 900 kilowatt-peak solar mini-grid under the Korea Energy Project. The intervention, delivered in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Korea, is expected to provide stable electricity to […]