History

The Rural Electrification Agency was set up by Section 88 of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005, and the Board and Management of the Agency were inaugurated on March 16, 2006.

Since then, it has been responsible for implementing the Federal Government of Nigeria’s commitment to aggressive rural electrification as expressed in the following policy documents:

• The National Energy Policy
• The Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005 
• Rural Electrification Strategy and Implementation Plan (RESIP)