- A Nigerian renewable energy company, SunPawa Energy Limited, is to distribute 30,000 solar home systems across the six geopolitical zones.
- SunPawa Energy is among the shortlisted energy firms by Rural Electrification Agency for the Solar Home System Output Based Funds component.
A Nigerian renewable energy company, SunPawa Energy Limited, is to distribute 30,000 solar home systems across the six geopolitical zones of North East, North West, North Central, South East, and South-South, especially in rural communities.
The company’s Managing Director, Mr Odera Ozoka, said the initiative aimed to provide solutions in the renewable energy space that would bring relief to many people living in darkness, especially in rural communities.
He noted that, as entrepreneurs, “we look for creative ways to ensure that people have access to reliable electricity, thereby increasing Nigerians’ economic growth exponentially. The company’s enthusiasm is ensuring that off-grid electricity gets into the homes of many vulnerable Nigerians.”
The initiative would help to curb the power shortages across the country. According to him, the company aims to distribute solar home systems products and off-grid where widows, students and farmers will benefit.
He said: “We have launched the products in six states – Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi and Delta as the pilot states.
“Also recently, we launched the initiative of distributing solar home systems in Katsina, with the aim of rolling out 30,000 of them across the six geopolitical zones,” Ozoka further explained.
SunPawa Energy is among the shortlisted energy firms by the Rural Electrification Agency for the Solar Home System Output Based Funds component.
The initiative, under the Nigerian Electrification Project, is to provide nationwide energy access to rural communities at uncommonly affordable rates.