24 federal tertiary institutions powered by solar energy
24 federal tertiary institutions powered by solar energy: According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the minister toured the solar-powered facility at the University of Abuja, which is now Yakubu Gowon University, before to the signing ceremony.
He claims that the University of Abuja, which currently has a solar farm with 6,000 photovoltaic panels, is producing about 3.3 megawatts of electricity per day, which is sufficient to run the university all day and all night.
Round-The-Clock Electricity
Our institutions will have constant, round-the-clock electricity thanks to this project.
“It enhances living and learning conditions for both students and faculty, permits more academic activity, and powers labs and libraries day and night,” he stated. You can buy NABTEB scratch cards here.
The minister emphasized the initiative’s economic knock-on effects, describing how dependable electricity boosts campus business.
“On its own, any campus is a community. You unleash high economic activity with a constant power supply he remarked.
The minister clarified that the Renewable Infrastructure Fund, which President Tinubu established to boost infrastructure development across sectors, was supporting the initiative.
Teaching Hospitals
He added that two universities and two teaching hospitals had successfully received renewable energy from the Universal Public Health Project, which is a component of phase 2.
Phase 3, which consists of electrifying eight more institutions and one more teaching hospital, is almost finished and will be put into service in the next two months, he continued.
Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, and Federal University in Wukari, Taraba State, are among the eight new beneficiary institutions, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Other universities include Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, the University of Lagos, the University of Benin, the University of Ibadan, and Federal University Dutse.
Phase 3, which includes electrifying eight more institutions and one more teaching hospital, is almost finished and will be put into service in the next two months, he continued.
