Nigeria: NPDC Partners Azuri On Renewable Energy

To boost the Federal Government's policy on increasing renewable energy opportunities through dependable solar alternatives, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has commenced a partnership with Azuri Power to provide electricity to rural dwellers.

This partnership, flagged off at Wuna Village in the FCT, Abuja, is a part of the Presidential Initiative on Rural Solar Home Lighting Systems.Under phase 1 of the NDPHC, 10 thermal Plants close to source of natural gas supply were built in the Niger Delta and some locations in the West.Under phase 11, it would further strengthen Nigeria's transmission infrastructure, build hydropower Plants in the North and move into the utilisation of alternative sources of power generation including renewable.

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