By Bisola Adeyemo
No fewer than 2,000 new households and over 6,000 residents in five communities in Delta state have been connected to solar hybrid mini-grid power electricity by Renewvia Solar Nigeria Ltd.
Renewvia’s chief executive officer, Trey Jarrad, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
The firm who initiated the solar-powered installment, rural electrification mini-grids, said the installation aimed to improve quality of lives in sub-Saharan Africa through the delivery of clean, reliable and affordable energy, leadership learnt.
While commenting on the installation, Trey Jarrad, said: “as a leading renewable energy provider, Renewvia Energy is driven to constantly improve lives, contribute to building a more sustainable environment and advance social impact opportunities in places we operate. Thus, we are deliberate at helping individuals and small businesses thrive and impact their immediate community.
“We are optimistic that the installed solar hybrid system will continue to positively impact on safety and wellbeing, productivity, gender equality, health and enterprise across these communities.
“Our impact extends beyond providing access to cleaner, reliable, and affordable energy, but also in helping Nigeria actualise her global energy transition mandate of cutting carbon emissions towards net-zero by 2060 as declared at the recently concluded Climate Change Conference (COP26).
“With these new installations, Renewvia Solar now serves over 10,000 individuals and businesses through thousands of metered connections in eight communities in the Niger Delta.”
The five new communities were; Balep, Bendeghe-Afi, Ekong Anaku, Opu, and Emeroke all located in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states.
Other communities already connected to a Renewvia mini-grid include Oloibiri and Akipelia in Bayelsa State and Obokwu Ozuzu in Rivers State, also in the Niger Delta region.
Oloibiri is particularly interesting as it is the location where oil was first discovered in Nigeria, and yet had no reliable and affordable power until Renewvia’s minigrid enabled access to electricity.
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