The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has confirmed the development of about 40 interconnected mini-grids expected to inject 288 megawatts of additional capacity into the national grid. This is following recent regulatory reforms in the renewable energy space. Speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the 2026 Energy Times Awards, the REA boss described the newly reviewed renewable mini-grid regulation as a major milestone that would accelerate distributed power deployment and help close Nigeria’s electricity access gap. He explained that the agency had engaged...