The European Union has proposed about $600 million loan to Nigeria and other ECOWAS countries to promote renewable energy.
At a workshop on policy and regulation for clean energy mini-grids in ECOWAS region Head of Cooperation, EU delegation to Nigeria, Kurt Cornelis says there is need to tackle energy deficit in the region.
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On his part, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing,Babatunde Fashola, renewed his ministry’s efforts to improve power supply in the country.