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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has successfully connected over eight million Nigerians to stable electricity through the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), marking a significant step in reducing energy poverty and boosting economic inclusion in underserved communities.
According to REA’s Managing Director, Abba Aliyu, the agency has exceeded its original targets by deploying solar mini-grids and powering remote communities, markets, and federal universities across the country areas previously reliant on expensive or unreliable energy sources.
With 42 interconnected mini-grids currently underway six already completed the agency aims to reach another 17.5 million Nigerians within the next three years. The initiative is being driven through private-sector models incentivised with capital grants, ensuring long-term sustainability, job creation, and increased investor confidence in Nigeria’s off-grid energy market.
Aliyu noted that expanded electricity access is already unlocking local productivity, enabling small businesses to operate longer hours, improving health and education services, and stimulating microeconomic activities in rural areas.
In addition, rising local solar panel assembly capacity growing from 120MW to over 600MW is expected to reduce import dependency, strengthen local manufacturing, and support the broader clean energy value chain.
Backed by new international partnerships, including a $190 million co-financing agreement with JICA, the REA’s work is being hailed as a model of scalable, inclusive infrastructure delivery
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