{"id":117488,"date":"2025-04-16T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=117488"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:50:00","slug":"lagos-rea-partner-on-150m-lekki-battery-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lagos-rea-partner-on-150m-lekki-battery-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos, REA Partner on $150m Lekki Battery Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Lagos State Government have signed a strategic partnership to expand renewable energy access across the state, including a $150m lithium battery assembly plant at the Lekki Free Trade Zone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The agreement, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Lagos State Energy Summit will support the deployment of rooftop solar systems for public institutions and other clean energy projects across Lagos.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Speaking at the signing ceremony, Lagos State Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, who represented Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stressed the importance of the partnership in resolving the state\u2019s energy imbalance.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe have excess power generation\u2014but it\u2019s misdirected and not evenly distributed. This collaboration with REA will help bridge that gap,\u201d Hamzat said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a statement available to Pointblank News on Wednesday, REA Managing Director and CEO, Abba Aliyu, unveiled a range of upcoming projects under the new alliance.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These include Nigeria\u2019s first floating solar PV plant (8MW) for Lagos State University, a Renewable Energy University, and key programs under the World Bank-backed Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) and the National Public Sector Solarization Initiative (NPSSI).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to Aliyu, \u201cThis partnership will also advance the National Public Sector Solarization Initiative (NPSSI) and the Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) program, backed by the World Bank.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He added, \u201cThis effort is designed to empower local developers and build a robust market for Renewable Energy Service Companies (RESCOs) across the country.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The initiative targets the replacement of over four million diesel generators currently in use across Lagos with sustainable, distributed energy solutions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The partnership aligns with the REA\u2019s State-by-State Initiative and supports the implementation of the 2023 Electricity Act, which promotes subnational energy development.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The REA reaffirmed its commitment to supporting private sector-led electrification projects, local manufacturing, and innovation to accelerate Nigeria\u2019s clean energy transition.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Adaji The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Lagos State Government have signed a strategic partnership to expand renewable energy access across the state, including a $150m lithium battery&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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