Nigeria expands solar manufacturing to 300MW, targets 3.7GW hub

Nigeria is boosting its renewable‑energy industry, raising domestic solar‑panel output capacity from 120 MW to roughly 300 MW and planning another 3.7 GW to turn the country into a West African manufacturing hub.

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria is accelerating efforts to localise renewable energy manufacturing, increasing installed solar panel production capacity from 120 megawatts (MW) two years ago to about 300MW, with an additional 3.7 gigawatts (GW) in the pipeline as it positions itself as a West African hub. Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), […] The post Nigeria expands solar manufacturing to 300MW, targets 3.7GW hub appeared first on Vanguard News.