An animation video explaining the basic facts on Nigeria's national grid, from generation to transmission, power plants to cost of extending cables across the nation.

Billions of dollars have been spent on fixing Nigeria's national electricity grid, but the megawatts have hardly increased. Should Nigerians go off-grid by using mini-grids for industrial clusters, estates and communities, and stand-alone systems to power millions of SMEs? Click her for an animated video explaining the different off-grid options.

The draft mini-grid regulation by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has triggered criticism by potential investors into these off-grid power solutions for communities, estates and industrial clusters. Investors fear that Distribution Companies might take over their assets or price them out of their market share. In this interview, Mr. Adetunji Adeyeye of the Association of Nigerian Electricity…

Mini-grids can significantly boost Nigeria’s energy profile. But so far, the regulatory landscape has not been clear enough to attract the needed investments to develop mini-grid projects. The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has drafted the 2016 Mini Grid Regulation with the intention to attract investments into mini-grids without hampering the operational successes of the Distribution Companies.…