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2. Standalone Solar Home Systems (SHS) Component: Through the SHS component, the NEP aims to provide
millions of households and MSMEs in rural & peri-urban underserved areas with access to affordable,

cleaner and quality energy services. The cross-cutting objective is to scale up the private sector market for
SHS in Nigeria and support the affordability of these systems to the end users.

3. Energizing Education Programme (EEP) Phase II & III: This component focuses on improving the quality of
education and healthcare by providing uninterrupted power supply to 15 federal universities and 3 affiliated
teaching hospitals across the country. The goal is to create better learning environments, foster innovation,
and ensure that these affiliated healthcare facilities can offer round-the-clock services through different

phases.

4. Productive Use Appliances and Equipment: Introduced later in the project, this component addresses the
needs of agro-based communities with low energy utilization capacity. The goal is to increase access to
efficient electric productive equipment, electrifying 24,500 MSMEs and 1,050,000 people with improved
energy services.

5. Technical Assistance: To ensure sustainability, NEP provides technical support to a wide range of public
and private sector stakeholders involved in the off-grid sector.

In addition to these components, the NEP targeted the electrification of 100 healthcare centres, initially
designated for treatment and isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. These centres now have the capacity
to provide continuous services for other critical health needs.

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