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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has reiterated the organisation’scommitment to the ambitious roadmap aimed at achieving universal electricity access in Nigeria by 2060 while developing 3.7 gigawatts of local renewable energy manufacturing capacity as part of efforts to deepen energy access and industrialisation.
Managing Director of the REA, Dr Abba Aliyu, disclosed this while presenting the agency’s electrification strategy to a visiting delegation from the Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority (ZURA) in Abuja, saying Nigeria was accelerating investments in renewable energy to close its electricity access gap and position itself for the rapidly growing global demand for power.
The REA chief executive said agreements signed during the 2025 Nigeria Renewable Energy Innovation Forum would unlock a combined manufacturing capacity of 3.7 gigawatts across six states in partnership…
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