FG Commissions 1MW Solar Mini-Grid and Begins 16MW Projects in Gombe

Nigeria’s federal government commissioned a 1MW solar mini-grid with a 2.4MWh battery storage system in Tallasse, Gombe State. The ceremony also launched construction of four interconnected mini-grids with a combined capacity of 16MW in Dukku, Bajoga, Kumo and Kaltungo. The project includes electric tricycles, a groundnut oil processing plant, a rice mill and flour-grinding machines to support local economic activity. Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and Power Minister Joseph Tegbe praised the partnership between the state, federal government and Rural Electrification Agency.