{"id":16235,"date":"2023-06-16T22:54:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T22:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=16235"},"modified":"2023-06-16T23:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T23:11:24","slug":"subsidy-removal-fg-to-provide-solar-energy-to-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=16235","title":{"rendered":"Subsidy Removal: FG to Provide Solar Energy to Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: gelasio;\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: gelasio;\"><b>Subsidy Removal: FG to Provide Solar Energy to Nigerians<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: gelasio;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Federal Government is providing solar energy alternatives to Nigerians in order to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on businesses and households.<span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: gelasio;\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Engr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, Managing Director\/Chief Executive Officer of Rural Electrification Agency, REA, made this known on Friday while speaking to newsmen after the inspection of REA\u2019s Energizing Economies Intitiative, EEI, project in Ayegbaju International Market, in Osogbo.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">He said the Federal Government, through REA, is setting up alternative solar energy system to cater for electricity undeserved Nigerians.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also explained that the concept of the EEI project was to provide alternative and clean solar energy to Nigerians, so as to reduce or abolish the use of carbon monoxide petrol-powered generators.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe came to our Zonal office in Osun and we decided to do a short inspection of the Energizing Economies Intitiative (EEI) that we have in Ayegbaju International Market, Osogbo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe came to see the progress of the work and we are very happy with what we have seen here today.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe concept is to see how we can work with the market association and most importantly, work with the state government to scale-up solar power supply to the whole market,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the construction of the solar system at the Ayegbaju Market is about 95 per cent completed and that the power generation of the system is targeted at 30kwp.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He stated that at the pilot phase now, the solar power electricity is being test run on 48 shops and that in the long run, it would be extended to all the shops in the market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">With the interaction he had with the leadership of the market, he said shop owners are interested in the solar power project, as an alternative power source to run their operations\/shops.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhat we have seen is the tremendous interest of the market people in the solar energy alternative, especially using it to replace petrol generators, in the face of subsidy removal,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said as a follow up to the inspection and interaction with the market people, he would meet and work with developers, Osun State Government and even the market association, to draw a roadmap of how the project would be sustained and scaled up to cover the entire market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">With the solar system initiative, REA he said has been able to demonstrate a concept of solar power generation and supply, and that they can now bring in and work with other stakeholders to scale it up to the demand of Nigerians who are unserved and undeserved with electricity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">NAN reports that, Over 148 sites have been audited directly by REA,\u201d saying \u201csupport from partners, such as E-guide and Rockefeller Foundation, will enhance the Energizing Economies Intitiative, EEI, project.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to Engr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cIt is from these sites that Ayegbaju International Market, Osogbo, and Abubakar Gumi Market, Kaduna, were selected to deliver the next phase of EEI projects,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said they are taking into account the lessons learnt from phases zero and one of the project initiative and would use it as model for sustainable and collaborative projects with state governments and Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cOnce the solar system construction is completed, the State Governments or DisCos, developers, and REA will be able to sit with the Market Associations to sign a multilateral agreement which ensures the long term viability of the project while ensuring energy access to the markets.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThese projects will also provide the much needed relief to businesses in these markets by reducing their dependence on petrol generators while increasing the penetration of renewable energy sources,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subsidy Removal: FG to Provide Solar Energy to Nigerians \u00a0 The Federal Government is providing solar energy alternatives to Nigerians in order to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on businesses and households. 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