REA
5 Mar
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has commissioned a 440kWp interconnected mini-grid to provide sustainable energy to the communities of Etomi, Agbokim, Abia, and Bendeghe in the Etung Local Government Area, Cross River State. The project, implemented under the Interconnected Mini-Grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS), is part of a €9.3 million in-kind grant funded by the European…
18 Feb
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), yesterday, disclosed that there were over 20,000 communities nationwide without electricity supply. Its Managing Director, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, who made the revelation at the inauguration of two mini-grid projects
6 Feb
The government of Jigawa and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), yesterday, said they are considering a new partnership that will power thousands of underserved and unserved communities in the state.
5 Feb
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has advanced the implementation of the Africa Mini-grids Programme (AMP) in Nigeria, signing grant agreements for the development of 23 mini-grids across six geopolitical zones.
4 Feb
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) said it plans to provide electricity access for 25 million Nigerians within the next three years.The plan, according to the Managing Director of the Agency, Abba Aliyu,...
31 Jan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The announcement was made by his special adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday 31 January 2025. The appointment, which takes effect from January 23, 2025, will see Aliyu serve an initial four-year term.…
29 Nov
The Bauchi State government and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) are collaborating to address the region’s growing energy needs, as Governor Bala Mohammed paid a historic visit to the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
27 Nov
The Plateau Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to boost power supply in rural communities using of solar energy. This is contained in a statement by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, issued on Wednesday in Jos. Signing…
22 Nov
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Mr. Sulieman Garba Bulkwang before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud. He is being prosecuted on a five-count charge bordering on criminal diversion of funds and money laundering to…
1 Nov
The Uhuafor Nomeh community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State was in a celebratory mood on Friday as the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) completed the construction of a solar hybrid mini-grid of 100kWp. The government said the project would improve the socio-economic conditions of the community and three other neighbouring communities, which…
26 Oct
Police Stations across Nigeria and offices of the Nigerian Immigration Services, including health and agricultural facilities, are among key public infrastructure that would be lit under a Federal Government $1.1 billion renewable energy project’
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