Stakeholders in Nigeria’s power sector have called for improved electricity access to support productive economic activities, saying energy investments should focus on boosting enterprise, agriculture and rural businesses rather than expanding electricity connections alone.
The position was presented at the National Stakeholders Engagement Workshop hosted by the Rural Electrification Agency in Abuja in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States and the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association under the theme, “Unlocking and Scaling the Sustainable Adoption of Productive Use of Energy Technologies Across Nigeria: Harmonising Financing Opportunities and Policy Frameworks.”
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said the Federal Government’s rural electrification strategy is shifting from infrastructure expansion to supporting economic activities.
“Our approach to energy diversification under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reflects a simple but profound truth: rural electrification is no longer about extending wires into communities. It is about extending
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