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A 10 megawatt solar plant has been installed at the University of Ibadan by the Nigerian-German Energy Partnership, NGEP. Vanguard reports that the plant, which serves as a pilot project for universities in the country, is to provide electricity for the university and also serve as a training site for engineering students of the institution and technicians. According to Vanguard, ...

According to Vanguard, the Bank of Industry, BoI, has signed a $2 million agreement with the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, to provide solar-powered electricity to no fewer than six communities in six states of the federation. Vanguard reports that, the Acting Managing Director of BoI, Mr Waheed Olagunju, while speaking at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, ...

The United Kingdom Agency for International Development (UKAID) has connected 49,000 homes in Nigeria to solar lighting and power systems between January and March 2016 through a funded initiative, SolarNigeria. The programme, it said, was helping many households and small business entities to access modern, clean, lighting and power at lower cost than kerosene lanterns and small generators.   A ...