By Francis Ogwo
The World Bank and the African Development Bank for the development have approved funds for projects of The Rural Electrification Agency which would power projects in universities and teaching hospitals.
This was made known by the Managing Director of REA, Ahmad Salihijo, during the inauguration of an 8.25 megawatts solar hybrid power project at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, but made no mention of the sum.
Salihijo said the power plants would be constructed under the Nigeria Electrification Project.
In his words: “Moving forward, the REA has secured funding from the World Bank and African Development Bank towards the implementation of Phase Two and Phase Three of the Energising Education Programme respectively.
“These phases will see to the design and construction of captive hybrid power plants across a total of 15 federal universities and two teaching hospitals and they will be implemented under the Nigeria Electrification Project.”
Salihijo said the 8.25MW solar hybrid plant inaugurated at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, was part of the Energising Education Programme of the REA.
The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) was created by the Electric Power Sector Reform Act in 2006. The agency exists to facilitate the provision of affordable power supply for residential, commercial, industrial and social activities in the rural and peri-urban areas of the country.
