Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said plans have reached final stage to add extra 1,206 megawatts (Mw) of electricity to the national grid.
According to Fashola the power would be generated through the concluded 14 frameworks for solar panel projects embarked upon by the Federal Government.
He assured that the present administration is committed to adopting renewable energy as part of efforts to convert the nation’s numerous challenges to opportunities.
He spoke during a meeting with the French delegates headed by France Minister of Environment and Power, Mrs. Segolene Royal, alongside her Nigerian counterpart, Amina Mohammed in Abuja.
