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Reliable and Affordable Electricity for Nigeria: Growing the Minigrid Market

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Key recommendations for investors and donor partners include:

  • Support efforts to increase affordability and viability of finance

  • Provide partial grants and operational subsidies to speed market growth while retaining developer ownership of systems

  • Create a minigrid finance consortium to spread the risk of minigrid investment

  • Coordinate cross-sectoral demand stimulation through agricultural and other development programs

The Minigrid Investment Report presents a clear pathway to scale minigrids in Nigeria, where the market is taking off. Innovative minigrid models are already being tested today, and with a strong business case already demonstrated, Nigeria is rapidly becoming a global hub for minigrid development.

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Sachi Graber

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