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Thu, 21st Jul 2022 10:44:00 |
Nigeria is getting 500 new solar microgrids Joseph Winters |
It’s Thursday, July 21, and hundreds of solar microgrids are coming to Nigeria.
A new program from Husk Power Systems, a Colorado-based company that installs off-grid power systems in the developing world, aims to dramatically expand renewable energy access in Nigeria.
The program, dubbed the “Nigeria Sunshot Initiative,” lays out plans to build small-scale solar electricity systems across the country. By installing at least 500 community “microgrids” by 2026, Husk hopes to improve livelihoods in a part of the world where energy access is still sparse.
“Power is the first building block for sustainable development, unlocking health care, education, better mobility,” Olu Aruike, Husk’s country manager in Nigeria, told me.
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