Nigeria: Japanese Govt Donates Solar Power Worth $9.7 Million to Nigeria

23 August 2016

The Japanese Government, through its agency, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has donated solar power worth $9.7 million to the Federal Government to boost electricity in the country. The Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Sadanobu Kusaoke, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the inauguration of the project.

Kusaoke stated that Japan considered the power sector as one of the most important areas to enhance Nigeria's socio-economic development. "Since from 1970s, Japan has helped to finance power sector to increase the capacity of power in Kainji dam hydro power station. "This is the 10th project of power sector by the Japan's Government since then and this will not be our last. "

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