The minister of power, Prof Chinedu
Nebo, at the weekend, commissioned a 25 kilowatt (kw) Hybrid solar PV/wind demonstration power plant located at the National Power Training institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Regional Training
Centre, Kainji, New Bussa, Niger State.
The project is an achievement of Nigeria-
Germany Energy partnership under the Nigeria Energy Support Programme (NESP), an initiative signed between President Goodluck Jonathan and German
chancellor, Angela Merkel.
Commissioning the project, the minister, who was represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry, Godknows Igali, said the project was the first of its kind in the West African sub-region as the plantbcombines more than one source ofbrenewable energy and is able to operate off-grid as well as on-grid.
The plant, according to the minister consists of a 10kw solar PV and three wind turbines of 5kw each, making 25kw power plant. The minister, in a statement, yesterday, by the ministry’s deputy
director, press, Ibrahim Haruna, said the plant, in addition to generating cleanbenergy, is a demonstration and training facility for students being trained by the
NAPTIN. According to Nebo, the project is helping to provide an urgent solution to power supply shortages associated with
pipeline vandalism as gas is not requiredbfor the smooth operation of the renewable energy plant.
Nebo commended the German
government for their role in the NESP, a programme implemented by the German Agency for International Co-operation (GIZ), in partnership with the Ministry of Power and other public institutions
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