1.6 MW Nasarawa Federal university Lafia Solar Plant Commissioned at University

The Honourable Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has commissioned the 1.6 MW Federal University Lafia Solar Plant.

The Solar Plant, delivered under Phase III of the Rural Electrification Agency's Energizing Education Programme, supplies the university's Permanent Site Campus in Lafia, Nigeria, providing uninterrupted power to lecture rooms, laboratories, administrative offices and student hostels.

The installation pairs 1.6 MW of generation with nearly 3 MW of battery storage, enabling continuous supply beyond daylight hours and during periods of peak demand.

The hybrid installation is projected to save the university approximately USD 20,000 (N30 million) each month in electricity and diesel costs. The Minister performed the commissioning alongside Governor Abdullahi Sule and the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency.

Phase III is funded by the African Development Bank and will deploy hybrid solar plants at eight federal universities and one teaching hospital across all six geopolitical zones. During the same visit the Minister and Governor Sule also launched a 150 kW solar plant to expand rural energy access.