President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, A Reformer Per Excellence..........ECN Boss, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has aggressively driven Nigeria's renewable energy transition by scaling domestic solar manufacturing and implementing the Renewed Hope Solarisation Project through the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN).

Mr President Approved a massive financial interventions for off-grid power, at the cost of  ₦220 billion National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative to deploy mini-grid solar power projects across federal universities and hospitals. 

This initiative prioritizes reliable, alternative power to cut the high costs of diesel and ease pressure on the national grid, leading to institutional solarization drive by the ECN with its  Renewed Hope Solarisation Project which has accelerated the deployment of hybrid systems across tertiary institutions and hospitals in Nigeria.

The Federal Government's vision is that no federal institution of higher learning in this country should remain energy-insecure. And that’s why we are on that path to delivering over a 100MW of alternative energy source across 72 Primary Health Care Centers and Tatiary Institutions. 

This has also given rise to Partnerships facilitated by the ECN, securing landmark agreement with China's LONGi, the world's largest solar manufacturer to build a  solar panel production facility in Nigeria for all its benefits in terms of  manufacturing locally and export while creating jobs for the Nigerian citizens.

This drive to energize the institutions will continue, state by state, institution by institution, until that vision is realised. The Renewed Hope Solarisation Initiative is not a project,  it is a programme, and the groundbreakings are milestones among many others.

The Phase 1 of the program will deliver a complete system, intelligent energy infrastructure. The solar photovoltaic array will be paired with a battery energy storage system for power continuity beyond daylight hours. It will be installed in decentralised clusters and not a single large installation to improve resilience and ease management. 

All clusters will be coordinated through a SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition centre, giving the university real-time visibility of generation, load distribution, and system health. Solar streetlights will be incorporated to secure both the installations and the broader campus environment. 

The first-phase beneficiaries include the University of Abuja, the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, the Enugu Research Centre and many others.

Depending on the load assessment and energy needs, the program is scaled into cartegories. We are proud to have commenced the installation of 2MW in Aliko dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in September 2025 where a 4MW system is being installed, and few weeks ago, a groundbreaking event at Bayero University Kano for the insatallation of 1MW. 

Each project is a standalone delivery and a building block in a national programme covering hospitals and tertiary institutions in all 36 states and the FCT. 

As Nigerians celebrate the 3rd year anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we at Energy Commission of Nigeria wish  The Jagaban Of Africa,  his administration, a beautiful 3rd year in office as he continues to take Nigeria to higher heights through the Renewed Hope Agenda.


Dr Mustapha Abdullahi 

DG, Energy Commission Of Nigeria

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