Electricity: FG begins construction of 13.92MWp solar mini-grid in Yobe

The Federal Government has announced the commencement of a full 13.92-megawatt-peak, MWp, interconnected hybrid star mini-grid projects crossed 5 cardinal locations successful Yobe State.

The Rural Electrification Agency, REA disclosed this successful a connection pursuing the flag-off of the initiatives crossed sites spanning Damaturu, Bade, Nguru, and Potiskum successful Yobe state.

According to the agency, the determination is portion of efforts to stabilise powerfulness supply.

In his remarks, the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, said the inaugural aligns with his administration’s imaginativeness for resilient infrastructure improvement aimed astatine boosting section concern capableness and cultivation productivity.

Commenting, the Managing Director of the REA, Dr. Abba Abubakar Aliyu, explained that the interconnected hybrid mini-grids are engineered to integrate seamlessly with existing organisation networks to proviso reliable and affordable star powerfulness to households, endeavor hubs, and nationalist institutions passim the state.

“We are not simply connecting communities to electricity. We are connecting them to opportunity.

“We are creating an situation wherever businesses tin grow, young radical tin innovate, farmers tin process much of what they produce, healthcare facilities tin pro...