The REA is constructing 48 interconnected mini-grid projects across 19 states under Nigeria's new off-grid electricity regulationsThe projects are expected to deliver more than 252,000 electricity connections and add 213.3MWp of solar power capacity with battery storageREA said the new regulations allow larger mini-gri…

…Gboyega Ayoade, Aliyu said the agency was moving away from encouraging single isolated mini-grid projects to supporting developers capable of building utility-scale renewable energy networks that could serve entire communities independently of the national grid. According to him, the proposed Renewable Energy Service C…

…Nigeria and other critical territories, the REA recently commissioned major solar hybrid mini-grid projects under the World Bank-supported Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) initiative which have significantly scaled local capacity. In Kogi State alone, the agency collaborated with the PriVida…