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Nigeria to electrify 304 health care facilities and schools with renewable energy
Nigeria to electrify 304 health care facilities and schools with renewable energy
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This program is a part of the West African country’s National Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) for post-Covid-19 recovery, and it is financed by the Federal Government through budgetary allocation. 1
It will be implemented by the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the Implementing Agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria tasked with the electrification of rural and unserved communities, in a span of 12 months.
Scope of the project
According to Sale Mamman, the West African country’s Minister of Energy, REA will deploy solar power mini-grids to 200 public healthcare centers (PHC) and provide solar-powered street lights to the host communities. 1