Solar Farm: Nigerian Government Partners Singapore-Based Renewable Energy Firm

The Nigerian government will be partnering with Singapore-based renewable energy firm, B&S Power and Sunnyfred Global, to design and construct a 200 MW Solar photovoltaic system to combat the country’s age-long electricity problems.

Arrangements and agreement have progressed past the preliminary stages and the FG have also secured collaboration with other stakeholders and technical partners to begin construction developments on The Ashama 200MW/HR Solar PV Farm which is the largest Solar Photovoltaic Farm in West Africa.

The farm sits on about 304 hectares of land in Ashama Village, Aniocha South LGA of Delta State, Nigeria’s south-south.

This commendably follows in the footsteps of Togo who are currently constructing the largest Solar Photovoltaic project in West Africa, which is expected to increase their rural electrification rate to 50% by 2022, and 100% by 2030.

Solar power has been gaining popularity as a preferred source of electricity since the turn of the last decade, as its worldwide use has multiplied by more than four times with leading global economies like China, USA, Japan, Germany and India championing this course.

In fact, four of the five countries with the highest level of electricity consumption are the heaviest employers of this source of power.