Abuja property developer puts up a building that runs exclusively on wind and solar power, 40KW of renewable energ. (The Go Solar Project)

In what the authorities attributed to system failure, Nigeria’s grid system totally collapsed recently, leaving millions of citizens in utter darkness. Although, Power, Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola said it was because “four turbines had stopped working,” the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) was unable to give any reason on its website. Statistics however obtained from the TCN website indicated that power allocation to all distribution companies across the country dropped to 0 Megawatts (MW) during this period. Coincidentally, this happened when President, Muhammadu Buhari was in faraway United States of America (USA) to press that the country be allowed to exploit its nuclear and other renewable energy resources to boost power infrastructure in Nigeria.

But what is really the lasting and cost effective solution to the power problem in Nigeria? An Abuja based Renewable Energy Company seems to have an answer to the question. Within the newly developed Guzape District in the heart of Abuja lies a unique 10-apartment block building built into 5 Terrace duplexes. Interestingly none of the apartments is connected to the electricity grid even though the grid has reached Guzape District. Completely powered by Blue Camel Energy Solution, the building currently runs on a hybrid system of solar and wind energy, providing enough electricity for the residential apartments, including air conditioning. For Sulaiman Yusuf, the renewable energy entrepreneur behind the construction, the buildings are proof that Nigeria’s energy future has a large off-grid component.



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