By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Nigeria is set to host West Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic farm which is to be constructed in Delta State.
The project which is spearheaded by a Singapore based renewable energy corporation, B&S Power Holding PTE and Sunnyfred Global, a Nigerian investment entity, have concluded arrangements in collaboration with other stakeholders and Technical Partners, to design, develop, finance and construct West Africa’s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Farm in Nigeria.
The Ashama 200MW/HR Solar PV farm is located on about 304 Hectares of Land in Ashama Village, Aniocha South of Delta State.
In a statement released by their Consultants and Strategic Partners to the Project Promoters, Greenplinth Africa, on Thursday, noted that Nigeria needs renewable energy to fill a substantial portion of the electricity poverty gap in the country.
“According to the World Bank, over 80 million Nigerians are without access to electricity and millions suffer from poor service despite efforts by the Federal Government to provide electricity in the country.
“And also about 60 Million of these Nigerians spend more than N1.6 Trillion on fossil fuel generators yearly,” the statement added.
To create a solution to this problem, the statement announced that an event with the theme “Sustainable and Affordable Energy Access for Communities in Nigeria” will be organised to highlight the importance of the Ashama Solar Photovoltaic Project to the host community, state, the nation and the continent in general.
The Technical Partners and Strategic National and international Stakeholders would join B&S Power Holding PTE and Sunnyfred Global to present the ASHAMA 200MW/HR SOLAR PV Project to the general public on 25th February 2021 at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos State.
