The Nation Newspaper KEDCO partners 30 mini grid developers to increase network by 40mw in Kano, Katsina, Jigawa
) is partnering some 30 embedded mini-grid developers to increase in-network generation by 40MW in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states within 18 months.Sani said the Kano Electricity Distribution Company’s network in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa has high population growth rates and needs incremental supply to meet the growing energy needs of the citizens in the franchise area.
“KEDCO is actively partnering with the State Governments of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa to ease the development of incremental supply projects in the network,” he said. “These ESCOs will partner with KEDCO in the conceptualisation, design and development of projects focusing on Solar Energy, Battery Storage and Gas-Based Generation,” he said.
“The remaining 16 Companies were also qualified for a Tier 2 category to develop projects with a capacity of 1MW or less.
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