FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POWERS 24 FEDERAL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WITH SOLAR ENERGY.
The Federal Government says it has powered 24 federal institutions with solar energy under the "Energizing Education Project" to provide uninterrupted power supply to federal tertiary institutions.
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at the Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony with Vice Chancellors of beneficiary institutions in Abuja.
Alausa highlighted the project's benefits, including continuous 24-hour electricity for academic activities, powering laboratories and libraries, and improving living and learning conditions.
He noted that the University of Abuja, now Yakubu Gowon University, boasts a solar farm generating approximately 3.3 megawatts of electricity daily.
Also speaking, the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, revealed that the phases 1, 2, and 3 of the project have so far impacted over 600,000 students and 50,000 academic staffers, generating over 100 megawatts of electricity.
He further said that eight more universities have signed collaboration agreements to join the fourth phase of the project.
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