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The drive to deliver reliable electricity to rural, underserved communities got a major boost today as the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), through the Nigeria Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale Up (DARES) project, signed new grant agreements with four private sector developers for the deployment of isolated mini grid projects across Nigeria.
The companies, Messrs Al Futtaim Nigeria Limited, ASHDAM Solar, Darway Coast Nigeria Ltd, and Protergia Nigeria Ltd, have joined the growing portfolio of partners implementing isolated mini grid projects under Nigeria DARES. Collectively, they will deploy solutions that are expected to connect more than 19,000 households and businesses, providing clean and reliable power to communities that have long lacked access to electricity.
The newly signed agreements cover mini-grid developments across several states:
- Al Futtaim Nigeria Ltd will deliver 6 mini grids in Kano State, with a combined capacity of 720 kWp and 6,852 connections.
- ASHDAM Solar will build 3 mini grids in Oyo State, delivering 156.9 kWp of capacity and 790 connections.
- Darway Coast Nigeria Ltd will install 11 mini grids across Delta, Bayelsa, Imo, Rivers, Abia and Cross River States, targeting 12,299 connections and delivering a total capacity of 2.3 MW.
- Protergia Energy Ltd to deploy 5 mini grids in Ondo & Taraba State, connecting over 5,800+ people to reliable power
The Performance Based Grant (PBG) provide incentives tied to verified connections ensuring that funding directly supports real, measurable impact on the ground. Today’s agreements mark the second set of grants signed under the PBG Isolated Mini Grid subcomponent of DARES, expanding the initiative’s portfolio to five private sector developers delivering off grid energy solutions at scale.
