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Singapore’s B&S Power to join
200MW solar project in Nigeria
NIGERIA NIGERIA’S Sunnyfred Global has signed an supplied by hydro.
agreement with the Singaporean company B&S Access to electricity only concerns 45% of
Power Holding to finance and build a 200-MW Nigerians, who have to use generators on a daily
solar PV plant in Ashama, Delta State, in what basis. In rural areas, only 36% of the population
would be the largest solar power plant in West has access to electricity.
Africa. According to the World Bank, over 80mn
The solar photovoltaic plant will be located in Nigerians are without access to electricity and
the village of Ashama, in the locality of Aniocha. millions more suffer from poor service despite
The installation will occupy 304 hectares of land. efforts by the government to provide electricity
The commissioning of this photovoltaic in the country.
solar power plant will not only increase Nigeria’s About 60mn of these Nigerians spend more
installed capacity, but will also diversify its elec- than NGN1.6 trillion ($4.2bn) on fossil fuel gen-
tricity mix. eration yearly.
Despite being the leading economy on the The federal government hopes to improve the
African continent in terms of GDP at $443bn in situation, notably through the Nigeria Electrifi-
2020, the West African country’s installed elec- cation Project (NEP). Within the framework of
trical capacity is only 12,522 MW. this project financed by the World Bank and the
Its electricity mix is very little diversified, African Development Bank (AfDB), the govern-
with 10,142 MW produced from thermal power ment, through the Rural Electrification Agency
plants (TPPs). The remaining 2,380 MW is (REA), is now banking on solar off-grid.
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