By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, formally launch the Presidential Initiative for Solar Home Systems tagged ‘Beyond The Grid’.
The commissioning is taking place at the Wuna Village in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
The scheme is a collaboration between the Presidency and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited.
The Presidential Initiative for Solar Home Systems is supporting the deployment of 20,000 small-scale household solar systems to rural communities in Nigeria, in a bid to provide access to sustainable and alternative power solutions to address the immediate power requirements of the people.
The systems are designed for the needs of small rural households that are completely unconnected to the grid. These systems have the capacity to power four light bulbs, a radio, and a torchlight, and come with a USB port with charging cables for mobile phones.
They provide up to 8 hours of lighting, home phone charging and clean, reliable, off-grid power.
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