As part of the National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy programme, the Federal Government through the Rural Electrification Agency has announced that it attracted over two billion dollars in investments in the renewable energy sector over the past decade.
The Director, Promotion and Outreach, Mutari Ibrahim, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, said, from 2020 to date, Rural Electrification Agency (REA )has provided power to over seven million people including one point five million households, delivering one hundred and thirty mini-grid projects, including one point three million standalone home systems.
It announced this through the Rural Electrification Agency, adding that in advancing these achievements, it established partnerships with the World Bank, African Development Bank, Global Alliance for People and Planet, Rocky Mountain Institute, and Japan International Cooperation Agency.
The Federal Government agency recalled that in 2022, as part of the National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy programme, the REA secured an additional four billion naira in capital injection grants.
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