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DARES Nigeria Distributed Energy Initiative

Sector: Solar • Location: Nigeria

Source: SolarQuarter

Project
Planned

DARES is Nigeria's largest distributed energy initiative aimed at delivering electricity access to 17.5 million Nigerians by deploying up to 1,500 solar mini-grids and 1.5 million solar home systems across the country. The program is led by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and supported by the World Bank. Odyssey has been selected as the official digital platform to manage the program's impl

Status
Prospective
Sector
Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Residential, Government
Location
Nigeria
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
SolarQuarter

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The project “DARES Nigeria Distributed Energy Initiative” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Nigeria. Taiyo aggregates data on it from SolarQuarter.

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2026-07-22

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DARES is Nigeria's largest distributed energy initiative aimed at delivering electricity access to 17.5 million Nigerians by deploying up to 1,500 solar mini-grids and 1.5 million solar home systems across the country. The program is led by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and supported by the World Bank. Odyssey has been selected as the official digital platform to manage the program's implementation, providing tools for proposal submission, progress tracking, and financing management.

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Energy

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Nigeria

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Sector

Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Residential, Government

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2025-09-16

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