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Nigeria off-grid access for schools
…funding support from the EU and UK government, the programme has supported the development of solar installations across Nigeria, including bringing over 5 MW of installed solar power capacity to 175 schools and 11 primary hospitals in the State of Lagos. The successful deployment of reliable energy access in these public health and education facilities demonstrated the social development benefits that off-grid solar solutions can play to provide energy access to children to support local education. The expansion of solar has since become a key component of the Nigerian government’s policy to increase energy access across the country.
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Nigeria Feed-in Tariff for Renewable Energy Sourced Electricity
The government of Nigeria approved the feed-in tariff regulation in November 2015. The regulation enters into force in February 2016 and supersedes Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) II (2012-2017) .
Aiming to make use of Nigeria`s vast and mostly untapped potential for renewable energy, the intent is to stimulate investment in the sector. By 2020, a total of 2,000 MW shall be generated through renewables like biomass, small hydro, wind and solar.
According to the new regulation, the electricity distribution companies (Discos) will be obliged to source at least 50% of their total procurement from renewables. The… -
Nigeria Renewable Energy Master Plan
Nigeria is facing the need for larger electricity supply and improved grid reliability and security.
Targets:
The Renewable Energy Master Plan (REMP) seeks to increase the supply of renewable electricity from 13% of total electricity generation in 2015 to 23% in 2025 and 36% by 2030. Renewable electricity would then account for 10% of Nigerian total energy consumption by 2025.
The Plan also encompasses installed capacity targets for a set of suitable renewable energies, declining as follows:
Small-hydro: 600 MW in 2015 and 2, 000 MW by 2025;
Solar PV: 500 MW by 2025;
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Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan
…Programme- Mass Housing Programme- Installation of Solar Home Systems: $619 million commitment to the Solar Homes Systems Project, which will help install solar home systems for up to 5 million households, serving about 25 million individual Nigerians who are not currently connected to the national grid.- Strengthening the Social Safety Net- Support for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises- Reduction in NAFDAC registration fees- Survival Fund- Promotion of Domestic Gas Utilisation: NGN 113 billion in order to promote the use of gas (CNG and LPG), which Nigeria sees as a bridge from more polluting fossil fuels to cleaner energy. - Digital Technology
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Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme
Federal Executive Council (Nigeria’s cabinet) has approved the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme. This programme was launched by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources on December 13, 2016. The Programme will offer flare gas for sale by the Federal Government of Nigeria through a transparent and competitive bidding process. A structure has been devised to provide project bankability for the Flare Gas Buyers.
The purpose of the gas flare commercialisation programme is to reduce the flaring and venting of associated methane gas.
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Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Mini-Grid Regulation 2016
In the end of 2016 Nigeria adopted the Mini-Grid Policy in order to regulate a sector of mini-grids and to create enabling environment for further investments in order to speed up electrification process.
The mini-grids are defined as electricity supply systems with its own power generation capacity between 0 kW and 1 MW size supplying power to more than one customer. The mini-grids can be either isolated (standalone) or interconnected (connected to the network).
Isolated mini-grids up to 100 kW can either apply for a mini-grid permit or register with NERC in order to… -
Universal Access to Clean Cooking in Africa Clean cooking: State of play and recent progress
…made pledges at the IEA Summit implemented new clean cooking policies since 2024, with Tanzania and Kenya demonstrating the largest increase in policy coverage since 2024. Amongst the African population that does not have access to clean cooking, three-quarters today live in countries that have improved their clean cooking policies since the start of 2024. Today, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe are the sub-Saharan Africa countries that have the widest coverage of key clean cooking policies. Over the past five years, around 13 million people gained clean cooking access in sub‑Saharan Africa each year…
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Financing Electricity Access in Africa Executive summary
…a 20% increase in their level of financing between 2019 and 2023. Yet although 80% of the population without access lives in rural areas, financing remains skewed towards urban areas. It is also geographically concentrated, with half of finance flows channelled to only six countries: Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa. Private finance for electricity access accounted for less than 30% of total flows. It reached USD 640 million, compared with USD 1.8 billion in international public finance in 2023. Electricity access projects face tight profit margins, with limited household budgets preventing many from being commercially viable…
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What Next for the Global Car Industry Policy and strategic actions
…Brazil, South Africa, Türkiye); seizing new opportunities (e.g. Egypt, Viet Nam, Chile, Nigeria).Several of the archetype countries have the opportunity to build on extensive existing capabilities in internal combustion engine (ICE) car assembly and supply chains. Existing industrial clusters and know-how represent a competitive advantage, as well as a source of revenue from ICE vehicle sales as electric car markets ramp up. However, there will also be new opportunities for countries with fast-growing car markets, low energy costs and access to critical minerals. In all cases, it will not be possible in the medium term to stay…
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Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NADIP)
The Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NADIP) aims to boost local production of vehicles (40% local content target) and promote EVs (30% locally produced vehicles to be electric) by 2032, with incentives including reduced import duties and tax incentives for manufacturers.