The Rural Electrification Company (REA) will spend N100 billion in 2026 to deploy hybrid mini-grids for presidency businesses inside and out of doors Abuja.
The Managing Director of the company, Abba Aliyu, disclosed this whereas addressing newsmen on the sidelines of the 2026 funds defence session organised by the Home Committee on Rural Electrification in Abuja on Friday, based on the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN).
The accredited funds kind a part of the Nationwide Public Sector Solarisation programme, which is a element of the company’s broader N170 billion funds proposal for 2026.
The initiative is designed to enhance electrical energy reliability for public establishments whereas decreasing operational prices and easing strain on the nationwide grid.
Aliyu defined that the company’s whole proposed funds for 2026 stands at N170 billion, with N100 billion of the quantity devoted particularly to the solarisation initiative focusing on authorities businesses.
He stated the hybrid mini-grid techniques mix solar energy with complementary vitality sources to make sure an uninterrupted electrical energy provide.
Aliyu cited the Nationwide Hospital in Abuja for instance the place related infrastructure had been deployed to make sure secure energy and lower operational bills.
He added that past the solarisation programme, the 2026 funds contains over 500 electrification tasks nationwide, protecting grid extensions for close by communities, deployment of transformers, mini-grids for agrarian and cottage-industry clusters, and photo voltaic dwelling techniques for sparsely populated areas.
Earlier in February 2026, REA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the {Economic} Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) to deploy solar energy techniques to fifteen public establishments throughout Nigeria.
The undertaking might be applied below the Regional Off-Grid Electrical energy Entry Mission (ROGEAP), a World {Bank}-supported initiative aimed toward increasing off-grid electrical energy entry throughout West Africa and the Sahel.
Aliyu stated the President accredited 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.
In February 2025, Aliyu unveiled the company’s plan to offer electrical energy to 25 million Nigerians inside three years, outlining a diversified electrification technique tailor-made to regional wants.
In March 2025, REA acquired approval to determine a renewable asset administration firm to maintain its electrification interventions and guarantee long-term infrastructure viability.
This diversified method is predicted to speed up electrification efforts whereas guaranteeing sustainability and effectivity, positioning REA to scale up renewable vitality entry and strengthen Nigeria’s general electrical energy infrastructure.
