Nigeria has entered into an agreement with LONGi, China’s leading solar panel producer, to establish a solar equipment manufacturing plant in the country aimed at boosting local production capacity.
According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) played a key role in facilitating this landmark partnership.
The agreement was finalized between the federal government and LONGi during a follow-up visit by a Nigerian delegation to China, building on a memorandum of understanding signed earlier in the year.
As part of the partnership, LONGi committed to setting up a 1,000-megawatt solar panel manufacturing plant in Nigeria to meet the rising demand for renewable energy solutions.
Mustapha Abdullahi, Director General of the ECN, emphasized that this collaboration represents a major milestone in Nigeria’s renewable energy sector and supports the nation’s push to increase its solar production capacity.
The Energy Commission of Nigeria is presently carrying out the Renewed Hope Solarisation Programme, which seeks to fast-track the deployment of solar mini-grids to public institutions nationwide under the current administration.
source: businessday.ng
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