xThe alternative power project Asolar Niaja project being powered under the Rural Electrification Agency REA was launched at the weekend with the deployment of 100,000 solar home system at Jangefe community, Roni local government area of Kazaure in Jigawa State. The alternative power project will enrich 5 million homes across the country especially those in off-grid communities with solar power connections. Unveiling the new energy project, vice president Osinbajo said that the new energy program was anchored under the Federal Government’s economic sustainability plan to generate job opportunities and improve the socio-economic wellbeing of Nigerians. xOsinbajo noted that the Muhammadu Buhari administration considered the alternative energy supply due to the challenges bedeviling energy generation through the national grid. “The new solar project is part of measures to resuscitation the economy after the impact of COVID-19,” Osinbajo said.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2021 15:00 UTC