By Emmanuel Afonne
No fewer than 340,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country have benefited from the Energizing Economic Initiative (EEI) of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
Mr Ayang Ogbe, Director of Promotions in REA, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
REA is the Implementing Agency of the Federal Government tasked with electrification of unserved and underserved communities.
The EEI is a government initiative implemented by the REA that support the rapid deployment of off grid electricity solutions to MSMEs in economic clusters, through private sector developers.
He said that the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Rural Electrification Agency, implemented the EEI which supported the rapid deployment of off grid electricity solutions to provide clean, safe, affordable and reliable electricity to economic clusters.
He named the clusters to include, market places,…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
