The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration between Nigeria’s telecommunications and energy sectors.
The MoU was signed during a high-level stakeholder workshop titled ‘Unlocking the Energy–Telecoms Nexus for Scalable Digital Infrastructure in Nigeria,’ which took place in Abuja on Friday.
This event convened senior government officials, telecommunications operators, tower companies, renewable energy developers, financiers, development partners, and investors to discuss practical strategies for expanding digital infrastructure through renewable energy solutions.
In his opening Speach, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, noted that when a community is provided with fast and reliable connectivity, it brings about development, inclusion, and opportunities.
“Reliable electricity and digital connectivity are not two separate development goals. They both share mutually complimentary objectives that produce an inclusive and productive economy,” he said
“A community without power struggles to sustain connectivity infrastructure, and a community without connectivity struggles to fully benefit from the power it receives. Over recent months, the Commission and the REA have worked together to develop a collaborative framework for integrating Nigeria’s digital and energy infrastructure development.
“In concrete terms, this means that REA will be sharing geospatial data on electrified, newly electrified and planned electrification projects (mini-grids, solar home system clusters e.t.c) with the Commission.
“And on the other hand, the Commission will be sharing its own data on existing and planned Universal Service Provision Fund deployments, so that both institutions are working from a
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