The executive technical services Rural Electrification Agency Umar Abdulahi Umar represented the Managing Director Rural Electrification Agency Abba Abubakar Aliu. Umar Abdulahi Umar commended Schnieder Electric’s achievements in renewable energy, sustainability of renewable projects, access to energy programme, technology training, carbon reduction amongst others.
In the area of renewable energy. Nigeria presently has about 2,500 installed capacity of renewable energy and REA is responsible for about 160 megawatts of such. As regards carbon reduction, REA is responsible for about 1.2 million metric tonnes CO2 in the atmosphere. In the area of solar mini grid, Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) has been successfully and REA is trying to play catch, Umar A Umar stated that going forward, REA will work on its standardised document that will review and be more specific . It will check that all the solutions deployed are up to date and can stand the test of time and long end circle of a product. In the area of E-mobility and EV charging points,. Thou yet to be commissioned, REA has carried out 6 or more of such projects. The agency is anxious to see that E-mobility succeeds and has begun scaling up to check all technicalities. Umar further revealed that REA is looking into collaborating with telecommunications.
The telecommunications companies have begun to realise that not only is solar mini grid cheaper access to power, it also reduces carbon emissions. REA is looking forward to more of such collaborations. Umar gave a hint into REA’s new dash board of tracking projects, collaborating with more sectors and pushing innovations.