solar energy

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ECOWAS Parliament has opened a five-day meeting in Dakar to develop strategies for expanding renewable energy and rural electrification across West Africa.

President Tinubu praised the REA as Nigeria inaugurated its largest solar hybrid mini-grid projects in North-Central, providing clean power to over 5,000 households.

Nigeria has 53 large-scale solar projects worth $11 billion currently underway as the country targets 209,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2050.

Namibia’s main opposition leader is demanding transparency over a N$612 million solar project linked to President Nandi-Ndaitwah’s sons and a family-owned farm.

Nigeria exported N85.7 billion worth of solar panels to the United States, Burkina Faso, India, Indonesia and Ghana in the first quarter of 2026.

Uganda’s parliament is voting on a Shs734 billion loan from UK Export Finance and Citibank to expand solar irrigation to more farming communities nationwide.

Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort has saved N513 million in energy costs after a $200,000 solar investment cut the facility’s diesel dependence significantly.

Daystar Power and Sterling Bank have launched a financing model that lets Nigerian businesses switch to solar energy without heavy upfront costs.

Nigeria has launched national guidelines for integrating solar mini-grids into its power grid, backed by Germany and the EU under the NESP program.