Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency – REA, Abba Aliyu, has revealed that a total of 20 Federal Universities and three Affiliated Teaching Hospitals have received significant solar power interventions to reduce skyrocketing energy costs.
Abba revealed this interventions when he welcomed the Committee of Chairmen Governing Councils of Federal polytechnics across Nigeria, led by Senator Barnabas Gemade, on a courtesy visit to discuss the urgent need for solar power intervention in federal polytechnics.
A statement by the agency said that discussions focused on accelerating the National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative, which aims to provide clean, reliable energy to public institutions, including polytechnics.
Committee Chairman, representing all 36 federal polytechnics in Nigeria, reiterated the need to electrify the institutions, particularly those in areas yet to be connected to the national grid.
Speaking during the meeting, the REA Managing Director emphasised the agency’s commitment to expanding access to sustainable energy across educational institutions.He highlighted the agency’s ongoing efforts through the Energising Education Programme, a landmark initiative that has successfully deployed solar hybrid power plants to Federal Universities and Teaching Hospitals across the country.