Imagine flipping the switch on reliable power for thousands of off-grid communities – that’s REA’s blockbuster 2025 win, deploying over 200 mini-grids under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) to smash Nigeria’s electricity access crisis.
Managing Director Alhaji Abba Abubakar-Aliyu spilled the tea in Kano: This turbocharges President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, with mega strides like the $750m DARES project greenlit for 1,350 mini-grids (900 already underway!) to electrify 17.5 million Nigerians. REA mapped 150,000+ powerless spots, rolled out 15 hybrid mega-grids in federal unis (8 more by spring 2026), and skyrocketed local solar manufacturing from 120MW to 600MW – even exporting panels to Ghana.
State roundtables hit 21 regions, $435m investments locked in Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Kano, and Abuja. 2026? Finish DARES and chase $23bn to wipe out the access gap forever – rural Nigeria’s power revolution is here.
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