FG’s 1.6MW solar plant saves Lafia varsity N30m monthly

The Federal Government’s commissioning of a 1.6-megawatt (MW) solar hybrid power plant at the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, is expected to save the institution about N30 million monthly in electricity expenditure while guaranteeing uninterrupted power supply.
The project, delivered under the Rural Electrification Agency’s (REA) Energising Education Programme (EEP), is designed to provide reliable electricity to the university through a combination of solar generation and battery storage, reducing its dependence on conventional power sources.
The facility comprises an approximately 1.6-megawatt-peak (MWp) photovoltaic solar park, supported by a Power Conditioning System...