Ramping up solar option to close energy gap

Nigeria’s electricity crisis indicts decades of failed planning. For a population approaching 240 million, the national grid remains unreliable, while millions lack access altogether. The World Bank’s access series put electricity access at 62.5 per cent in 2024; the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) says more than 85 million people remain without grid power. Installed capacity guarantees nothing when gas shortages, transmission bottlenecks and distribution failures keep power from consumers.
Successive administrations have promised relief through independent power projects, yet spending has delivered too little amid corruption allegations and poor accountability. Mambilla...