Nigerian mini-grid program appears to have been scaled back

An initial intent to commission 28 local solar-plus-storage networks has now been stated as comprising "around 20" mini-grids, with delivery expected this year, rather than by the middle of the year.An update about a project aiming to provide solar electricity to rural Nigerians appears to indicate a delay in delivering what would be a scaled back program. pv magazine reported in July that Nairobi-based installer PowerGen had already built seven of a proposed 28 solar mini-grids with the financial backing of multilateral lender the World Bank and three European investors. At that point EU development ...

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