Lighting up Nigeria

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country. It resides 200 million people, though only 60% of these people have electricity access. Last week, the Nigerian government announced that this percentage was set to increase, as it awarded a share of a $75 million World Bank-funded grant to a company named Lumos Global BV. This move goes in accordance with Nigeria's efforts to "back quick and simple solutions to the country's energy deficit due to an absent or unreliable electricity grid".

Lumos Global BV is a Dutch company which specializes in off-grid solar power. In association with the Nigerian government, Lumos plans to light up over one million Nigerian homes with solar by 2025. The company has already installed over 100,000 solar home systems around Nigeria, and with each installation they will be subsidized with a fee.

Since the 1980's, Nigeria has operated with a dilapidated power network, which deprives use of their total power capacity. As of current, solar would be the quickest way to provide power to all households.

Bibliography:

Clowes, William. “Dutch Company to Light a Million Nigerian Homes With Solar.” Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, 30 Nov. 2019, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-01/dutch-company-to-light-a-million-nigerian-homes-with-solar-power.