Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has offered free solar power to Makoko rural community in Lagos State as part of on- going efforts to alleviate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on less privileged Nigerians.
According to the agency’s chief executive officer, Salihijo Ahmad, who was on tour of the facility in various homes in the community, the Makoko Solar Home System (SHS) deployment is a project captured under the FG’s National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy
ENERGY TIMES reports that Ahmad and his management team had earlier in the week paid similar visits to Osogbo and Ijebu Ode.
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“This visit is part of a larger visit to the South West region with sites at Osogbo and Ijebu-Ode also visited. The management will return and access the impact of the projects so far. Stakeholder engagement (State Governments, Community Groups and end-users) will continue while all the feedback gathered is considered”
“Given the Agency’s role is providing access to electricity for unserved and underserved areas, the role being played here is more of a social service to mitigate the environmental and economic challenges of the community.
What is clear even in the immediate aftermath is that using a de-centralized approach towards electrification of communities such as Makoko is the right approach given the difficulty of operating a traditional grid system.
