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Nigeria rural solar mini-grid expansion

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The Nigerian Federal Government, through the Rural Electrification Agency, is commissioning solar mini-grid projects to expand electricity access in rural communities. In Kwara State, a 581kWp interconnected solar mini-grid with a 1.4MW battery energy storage system was commissioned in the Oke-Oyi community. Supported by international partners including the European Union and GIZ, the project provides continuous power to approximately 13,000 residents and has facilitated the growth of local businesses such as grain mills and welding shops. Following this, In Gombe State, a 1-megawatt solar mini-grid with a 2.4-megawatt battery energy storage system was commissioned in the Talasse community of Gombe State, community, providing electricity to over 6,000 households and businesses after 17 years without a national grid connection. The government This project integrates productive-use equipment, including electric rice mills, groundnut oil processing plants, and electric tricycles. Additionally, construction has also broken ground commenced on a 16-megawatt network of four additional interconnected mini-grid projects in mini-grids serving the Dukku, Bajoga, Kumo, and Kaltungo, with a combined planned capacity Kaltungo communities. Expansion has also moved into Oyo State, where the government has begun developing 17.7MW of 16 megawatts. These initiatives integrate productive-use equipment, such as electric rice mills interconnected mini-grid projects in Ibadan. Targeting five communities—Bola, Jiboye, Molade-Adelubi, Ogo-Oluwa, and processing plants, Sooko-Elega—the initiative includes a 17.74MWh battery energy storage system. The project aims to support local agriculture provide at least 20 hours of daily electricity to reduce business dependence on petrol and mobility. diesel generators for manufacturers, traders, and artisans.

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