- Egypt to provide technical support for the Nigerian power sector
- To boost improvements in renewable energy
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, has announced plans to partner with Egypt on Technical support for the power sector. Aliyu made this known during a meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ihad Awad. Nigeria aims to boost improvements in electricity supply and renewable energy development.
In a statement issued by the Ministry, the Minister “further stated that the anticipated areas of cooperation between Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Power may include provision of technical support in transmission and distribution networks.”
Egypt will also provide technical support for “smart-grid and the promotion of renewable energy system in the electricity sector both on-grid and off-grid,” the statement read.
The Egyptian ambassador welcomed the partnership and stated that the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy would work towards signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Power.