Today, H.E Babatunde Raji Fashola, Hon. Minister of Federal Ministry of Power Works & Housing accompanied by Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi, MD/CE Rural Electrification Agency are inspecting Iponri market solar electrification project, one of many phase 1 markets under FG’s Energizing Economies Initiative,
Iponri market is a shopping complex located in Surulere, Lagos. Businesses in Iponri market are mainly souvenir shops, electronic products, tailoring services, financial services and printing services.
The Iponri market is being electrified by high capacity solar stand-alone systems installed across the market with an on-site state-of-the-art customer service shop managed by the private sector developer.
450 shops in Iponri market are currently metered and energized. IMESL has set up and manages a customer service shop which has an extensive remote sensing network.