Rural Electrification Agency (REA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Budget Office of the Federation, Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp), and Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), to mark the official launch of National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative (NPSSI).
A statement in Abuja by the agency at the weekend described the N100 billion initiative as a flagship government-led programme designed to accelerate the deployment of distributed solar energy solutions across Nigeria’s public sector institutions, including schools, hospitals, security posts, government offices, among others.
At the core of the joint agreement, which took place at the Budget Office of the Federation, REA said, was the urgent need to power critical infrastructure with clean, reliable energy, while moving away from diesel dependence and reducing the public sector’s carbon footprint.