Rural electrification program in nigeria

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Prior to this period, the government carried a study in the sector in order to determine the number of Nigerians who lacked access to power and those that did not. The outcome of the study showed that a bigger chunk of the population were not connected to the grid, a development, which made the government to introduce the idea of providing electricity in rural communities in the country.

Several years after the programme was introduced and implemented by the government, the initiative has not recorded meaningful progress.

Managers of the programme said problems, such as funding, difficulties in procuring equipment for the projects and poor performance of the contractors hired by the government to execute the projects, stalled operation of the scheme. Its former Managing Director, Damilola Ogunbiyi, said the agency is supporting small-scale businessses, and schools with solar power in order to encourage socio-economic growth. According to her, some markets now use solar to operate at a cost, which is beneficial to them.

The agency, she said, ensures that shop owners have access to solar electricity and further stop relying on generators to power their operations, adding that the agency has improved access to electricity in some of the universities by providing them with solar.

Other achievements include collaborations among the REA, World Bank and some of the states, as part of efforts to deepen the use of solar and other methods of off-grid electricity. Corroborating Ogunbiyi, the Managing Director, Powercap Limited, Mr Biodun Ogunleye, said the rural electrification agency has performed well in the country.

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