FG Ends 17-Year Power Blackout in Gombe Communities

The Federal Government commissioned a one-megawatt solar mini-grid in Tallasse, Gombe State, ending 17 years without electricity there; the project includes 2.4 megawatt-hours of battery storage. It already serves 6,028 connections and powers facilities for groundnut oil processing, rice milling and flour grinding. The ceremony also launched a 16-megawatt network of four interconnected solar mini-grids in Dukku, Bajoga, Kumo and Kaltungo. Power Minister Joseph Tegbe, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and Rural Electrification Agency chief Abba Aliyu pointed to the projects’ potential economic benefits.