The Rural Electrification Company (REA) says it deployed greater than 200 mini-grids throughout underserved communities nationwide in 2025, marking a significant step in efforts to shut Nigeria’s electrical energy entry hole.
The deployments had been carried out underneath the Nigeria Electrification Venture between January and December, REA Managing Director Abba Abubakar Aliyu stated at a Kano media briefing.
Aliyu stated the completion of the NEP represents a major milestone in bettering the reliability of electrical energy provide.
The REA managing director stated the company recorded notable progress in renewable power deployment in 2025, pushed by each ongoing and newly authorised initiatives.
He disclosed that the President authorised the $750 million Distributed Entry by way of Renewable Power Scale-Up (DARES) undertaking, which goals to deploy 1,350 mini-grids to offer electrical energy to about 17.5 million Nigerians nationwide.
“We’re at the moment constructing over 900 mini grids throughout the nation; our goal is to construct 1,350,” he stated
Past mini-grid deployment, Abubakar-Aliyu stated REA deepened collaboration with subnational governments by participating 21 states by way of state-by-state roundtable conferences, an initiative he described as unprecedented.
In accordance with him, the engagements supplied states with knowledge, partnership frameworks and updates on ongoing electrification initiatives, serving to to align federal and state electrification efforts.
The company additionally accomplished a nationwide electrification mapping train, figuring out greater than 150,000 communities with out electrical energy or with unreliable provide, to assist the adoption of least-cost electrification options.
Abubakar-Aliyu additionally reaffirmed the company’s dedication to making sure a sustainable energy provide for rural and underserved communities
In February, Abba Aliyu unveiled the company’s plan to offer electrical energy to 25 million Nigerians throughout the subsequent three years.
“The current authorities needs me to face this problem [of providing electricity to underserved Nigerians] head-on. That’s the reason the goal we set for ourselves is to impress 25 million Nigerians within the subsequent three years as shortly as attainable,” he stated.
Breaking down the electrification technique, Aliyu defined that completely different options can be deployed primarily based on regional and infrastructural wants:
This diversified strategy is predicted to speed up electrification efforts whereas guaranteeing sustainability and effectivity.
In March, REA obtained approval to determine a renewable asset administration firm to maintain its electrification interventions and guarantee long-term infrastructure viability.
