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Nigeria’s Adamawa and Kaduna states have issued Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) for mini-grid projects being developed by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

Adamawa issued C of Os for 3 major interconnected mini-grid sites:

* Kofare in Yola South LGA wirh 19,220 projected connections & 8.0 megawatt peak (MWp) solar capacity.
* Mbamba in Yola South LGA with 2,282 projected connections & 0.8 MWp capacity.
* Saminaka in Fufore LGA with 4,660 projected connections & 2.5 MWp capacity.

Kaduna issued C of Os for:

* Trapco site in Chikun LGA with 3,100 projected connections & 2.0 MWp capacity.
* Makarfi 1 site in Makarfi LGA with 4,000 projected connections & 4.0 MWp capacity.

BACKSTORY

Nationally, the Rural Electrification Agency’s Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) is being rolled out in phases.

The first phase prioritizes more than 163 sites across multiple states that include Abia, Anambra, Bauchi, Cross River, Kano, Kebbi, Niger, Ondo, Ogun, and Plateau.

Collectively, the program will deploy about 213.436 MWp of solar PV capacity in the participating communities.

Brendaniel:
Lots of questions are just going through my head on these solar projects embarked by the FG:

1. How sustainable is this in the long run when more houses are being built and the capacity is not able to cover the consumption?

2. We all know that currently, anyone using solar must most likely have to be calculative on balancing use with available power supply, are these villages in the know and would they practice it?

3. Are these villages billed for the consumption or is it free, and if it is free, how sustainable would it be in the long run in terms of maintenance?

4. Did they factor in the future that electricity distribution companies might also come and want to electricity the place and take over the structure in place, would there be resistance from these communities? And if there is resistance would it not cause conflict?

5, If the FG did not factor in all these questions above and provide solutions to them, why embark on spending billions that could have been used to improve power generation and distribution that will still get to these villages?

These are just questions I am asking, I'm more concerned about the reliability, cost, sustainability and future effects..

U09ce:
These are salient questions begging for answers. Another critical aspect is the operations and maintenance. Does the REA does that directly or they get contractors? And how do they pay them?

Brendaniel:
Lots of questions are just going through my head on these solar projects embarked by the FG:

1. How sustainable is this in the long run when more houses are being built and the capacity is not able to cover the consumption?

2. We all know that currently, anyone using solar must most likely have to be calculative on balancing use with available power supply, are these villages in the know and would they practice it?

3. Are these villages billed for the consumption or is it free, and if it is free, how sustainable would it be in the long run in terms of maintenance?

4. Did they factor in the future that electricity distribution companies might also come and want to electricify the place and take over the structure in place, would there be resistance from these communities? And if there is resistance would it not cause conflict?

5, If the FG did not factor in all these questions above and provide solutions to them, why embark on spending billions that could have been used to improve power generation and distribution that will still get to these villages?

These are just questions I am asking, I'm more concerned about the reliability, cost, sustainability and future effects..

Brendaniel:
Lots of questions are just going through my head on these solar projects embarked by the FG:

1. How sustainable is this in the long run when more houses are being built and the capacity is not able to cover the consumption?

2. We all know that currently, anyone using solar must most likely have to be calculative on balancing use with available power supply, are these villages in the know and would they practice it?

3. Are these villages billed for the consumption or is it free, and if it is free, how sustainable would it be in the long run in terms of maintenance?

4. Did they factor in the future that electricity distribution companies might also come and want to electricify the place and take over the structure in place, would there be resistance from these communities? And if there is resistance would it not cause conflict?

5, If the FG did not factor in all these questions above and provide solutions to them, why embark on spending billions that could have been used to improve power generation and distribution that will still get to these villages?

These are just questions I am asking, I'm more concerned about the reliability, cost, sustainability and future effects..

NaijaphiliaBlog:
Renewable Energy: Adamawa & Kaduna Solar Mini-Grids To Electrify 33,000 Homes
Nigeria’s Adamawa and Kaduna states have issued Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) for mini-grid projects being developed by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

Adamawa issued C of Os for 3 major interconnected mini-grid sites:

* Kofare in Yola South LGA wirh 19,220 projected connections & 8.0 megawatt peak (MWp) solar capacity.
* Mbamba in Yola South LGA with 2,282 projected connections & 0.8 MWp capacity.
* Saminaka in Fufore LGA with 4,660 projected connections & 2.5 MWp capacity.

Kaduna issued C of Os for:

* Trapco site in Chikun LGA with 3,100 projected connections & 2.0 MWp capacity.
* Makarfi 1 site in Makarfi LGA with 4,000 projected connections & 4.0 MWp capacity.

BACKSTORY

Nationally, the Rural Electrification Agency’s Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) is being rolled out in phases.

The first phase prioritizes more than 163 sites across multiple states that include Abia, Anambra, Bauchi, Cross River, Kano, Kebbi, Niger, Ondo, Ogun, and Plateau.

Collectively, the program will deploy about 213.436 MWp of solar PV capacity in the participating communities.

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