Solar minigrids in Nigeria could offer major jobs boost, report finds

A report finds that deploying over 10,000 solar minigrids in Nigeria could create approximately 213,000 jobs. Off-grid solar electricity is being promoted by the African Development Bank and World Bank through their Mission 300 program to address energy access for 600 million Africans. Nigeria was selected for the study due to its rapidly growing private minigrid market in sub-Saharan Africa.