About 13,000 residents and 23 businesses in Oke-Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, have gained access to improved electricity following the commissioning of a 581kWp solar mini-grid by the Federal Government. The project, delivered through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), is powering businesses including welding, grain milling, pure water production, aluminium works, ice-block production and cold-room operations. Developed by Nayo Tropical Technologies Limited under the Rural Electrification Fund–Interconnected Mini-Grid Acceleration Scheme (REF-IMAS), the project was supported by the European Union and German Cooperation through GIZ. The facility comprises 1,336 solar panels, 84 batteries, about 10 kilometres of distribution cables and transformers serving residential and productive users.
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