Niger Set For 100-Megawatt Power Firm, Gets IsDB $150m Financing

The Niger State government has allocated 1,000 hectares of land at the economic zone in Diko, Gurara LGA of the state for the establishment of a 100-megawatt electric power generation company.
Diko, though in Gurara LGA, is a suburb of Sulieja, a few kilometres from the FCT, with the potential of leveraging on the proximity to the nation’s capital for an industrial hub based on the masterplan.
It was learnt that  the  state government has secured approval for a $150 million financing package by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the Solar Energy Development Project, an  initiative aimed at expanding clean electricity generation, improving power reliability, and accelerating the s...