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Mini-grid operators step in to bridge power needs for businesses

Brenda Okumu who runs a posho mill in Mudoriko, Busia County, that was converted from being diesel powered to electricity. [Courtesy] Brenda Okumu emerges from the mud-walled structure housing her ...
Leadership

NERC Issues Mini Grid Regulation 2026, Targets Electricity Access Expansion

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued the Mini-Grid Regulations 2026, to expand electricity access ...
The Nation Newspaper

Fed Govt signs pact with eight solar developers for 23-mini-grids

The Federal Government has signed Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS) award grant agreement with eight indigenous Solar Mini-grid developers for the development of 23 mini-grids across ...
The Conversation

Nigeria’s chronic power shortages: mini grids were going to crack the problem for rural people, but they haven’t. Here’s why

A hybrid mini grid station powered by solar energy in Nigeria. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Rural electrification is crucial to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7: “access to affordable, ...