Prado Power, in Collaboration with USADF, RMI & Charm Impact, Commission Solar Mini-Grid and Agro-Processing Hub in Mbiabet Ikot, Nigeria
This press release originally appeared on Prado Power’s website. Prado Power is a member of the Energizing Agriculture Programme’s Agriculture-Energy Innovation Accelerator and their team writes here about a minigrid project they recently commissioned in collaboration with a consortium of partners.
Electrifying Nigerian Agriculture with Clean Minigrids to Improve Livelihoods
A 2020 Power Africa study found immediate opportunity to initiate and scale the productive use of energy from Nigerian minigrids by electrifying three prevalent agricultural processing activities: rice milling, grain flour milling, and cassava grating.
REA Launches New Program to Boost GDP, Accelerate Renewable Energy and Unlock Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria
The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency, in collaboration with RMI and supported by the GEAPP, launches the Energizing Agriculture Program to catalyze economic development and improve rural livelihoods in Nigeria through linking minigrids and agricultural productivity.