{"id":618,"date":"2022-05-27T12:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T12:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/?p=618"},"modified":"2022-05-27T12:59:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T12:59:04","slug":"fg-to-develop-solar-energy-as-backup-for-national-power-grid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/fg-to-develop-solar-energy-as-backup-for-national-power-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"FG to Develop Solar Energy as Backup for National Power Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The federal government has said that it is ramping up solar energy supply which could serve as backup during national grid collapses since the central electricity supply system has failed at least four times this year.<\/p>

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Speaking at a Rural Electrification Agency (REA) stakeholders\u2019 workshop in Abuja Monday, organised in collaboration with state governments to accelerate rural power supply, the Minister of State, Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, urged industry players to seek innovative ideas that will see the fruition of the plan in about two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside the REA, other partners in the effort to ramp up the deployment of solar sources of energy in the country were the Africa<\/a> Clean Energy \u2013 Technical Assistance Facility (ACE-TAF) funded by the UK Government Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).<\/p>

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The workshop sought to foster a harmonious working relationship between REA and states, create a pathway for access to data on \u2018unelectrified\u2019 communities, enable proper coordination among stakeholders, as well as an enabling environment for private developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected benefits include availability of electricity in rural areas, boosting agricultural productivity, stimulating rural income generation, accelerating commercial activities and increasing internally generated revenue for states, among others.<\/p>

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At the event, Jedy-Agba stated that it was critical for the country to raise the quantum of power produced in order to ensure that Nigerians have unfettered access to reliable electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year alone, we have had four major grid collapses and if we had backups , we wouldn\u2019t have the kind of effect that we had. In fact as I am here, I am going to answer query from my bosses, the National Assembly as to why the grid has collapsed so much this year.<\/strong><\/p>

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