About 50 entrepreneurs in the Niger Delta region received training on renewable energy and how to improve service delivery, profitability and business management skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The training tagged \u201cBusiness Linkages Program\u201d was a mentorship and capacity development programme expected to onboard renewable energy sector retailers as part of efforts to bridge the unemployment gap in the Niger Delta region.<\/p> The training, which was held in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states, followed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and DMG-Events, Dubai, in May 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The MOU focused on improving the market for renewable energy in the Niger Delta of Nigeria through a Retailers Linkage Program. Advertisement<\/p> \u201cThe Retailers Linkage Program is targeted at increasing the awareness of young entrepreneurs from retail enterprises in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States about procurement procedures and requirements, as well as enhancing networking opportunities among major dealers,\u201d Teslim Giwa, PIND\u2019s Access to Energy Manager, said at the opening session of the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is essentially a business linkages program designed particularly for the Solar<\/a> PV markets. Through this partnership, 50 MSMEs in the Niger Delta (Delta-10, Bayelsa-25, and Rivers -15) will be on-boarded as retailers of renewable energy products. Also, we will be building their capacity as Solar PV professionals at an entry-level so they can become installers and support the industry.\u201d<\/p>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6tp7s.png?resize=710%2C200&ssl=1\")
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