Nigeria Accelerates Electrification: Over 5 Million Off-Grid Connections in 2025–2026
Nigeria recorded over 5 million new off-grid electricity connections during the 2025–2026 period. This was announced by Dayo Olovoniyi, Technical Lead for the Mission 300 program in Nigeria, during the launch of new solar products in Lagos.
Mission 300 is a joint initiative by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank aimed at connecting 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030. According to the organizers, the program has already provided electricity access to 50 million people across the continent, with 4.5 million of them in Nigeria.
A key support mechanism is the DARES (Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up) program, implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) with $750 million in World Bank funding. The program provides targeted grants to companies deploying solar mini-grids and standalone systems in rural and underserved communities. DARES aims to reach 17.5 million Nigerians by 2028.
As part of this trend, Sun King introduced a 5 kVA solar inverter — expandable to 30 kVA — and a 210-liter solar freezer, both designed for households and small businesses seeking an alternative to unreliable centralized power.
#Nigeria #Electrification #SolarEnergy
Nigeria recorded over 5 million new off-grid electricity connections during the 2025–2026 period. This was announced by Dayo Olovoniyi, Technical Lead for the Mission 300 program in Nigeria, during the launch of new solar products in Lagos.
Mission 300 is a joint initiative by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank aimed at connecting 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030. According to the organizers, the program has already provided electricity access to 50 million people across the continent, with 4.5 million of them in Nigeria.
A key support mechanism is the DARES (Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up) program, implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) with $750 million in World Bank funding. The program provides targeted grants to companies deploying solar mini-grids and standalone systems in rural and underserved communities. DARES aims to reach 17.5 million Nigerians by 2028.
As part of this trend, Sun King introduced a 5 kVA solar inverter — expandable to 30 kVA — and a 210-liter solar freezer, both designed for households and small businesses seeking an alternative to unreliable centralized power.
#Nigeria #Electrification #SolarEnergy