The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure’s (NASENI) Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, Prof. Mohammed Haruna, has revealed that the agency’s goal is to contribute 50 megawatts of solar energy to Nigeria’s electricity by 2023.
In Awka, Anambra State, at the weekend’s concluding ceremony of a weeklong NASENI skill acquisition training and youth development program for 100 youngsters on solar installation and maintenance, Haruna said this.
Haruna noted that the agency has already achieved about 21 megawatts a year with installed capacity through its NASENI Solar Energy Limited (NSEL), a manufacturing plant located in Karshi, Abuja, and owned by the agency.
He harped on the need for training and retraining of technicians in the solar system electric power supply subsector, stressing that a competent workforce for Nigeria is a must for self-reliance and industrial development.
“The root cause of most failed solar installations across the country is a failure to acquire skills and training for solar electricity supply,” Haruna added. This is frustrating and discouraging to customers, some of whom are already describing the solar system as a myth rather than reality.”
He then emphasized that NASENI solar panels and installations have never failed anywhere in the country.
Even if they are the same size and capacity, no two solar system installations are the same, despite the fact that we are aware of some solar installations failing even before commissioning. Each load survey, computation, and analysis is done individually.
As a result, prior to installation, you must learn how to do a load survey, design, component specification and selection, as well as component matching. According to him, solar power systems are modular and can be installed, repaired, and maintained using precise techniques and scientific principles.
